Extra particulars are surfacing about Michael Chiarello‘s closing days. 

The previous Meals Community star died in October at age 61 after being handled for an acute allergic response at a hospital in Napa, Calif., his firm Gruppo Chiarello stated in a press release Oct. 7. 

“The docs do not know what induced the allergic response and neither does the household,” a rep for Gruppo Chiarello instructed Folks on the time. “They might by no means know.”

An anaphylactic shock he suffered because of the allergic response finally led to a deadly coronary heart assault, the Napa County Coroner’s Workplace instructed a number of shops. Cocaine was discovered his system on the time of demise, per the coroner, although authorities don’t consider he overdosed.

Officers have now revealed extra details about his well being previous to the episode. Michael’s estranged spouse Eileen instructed authorities the chef stated “he was on a brand new weight reduction drug referred to as Ozempic or one thing related” previous to his passing, per a report from the Napa County Sheriff-Coroner obtained by Leisure Tonight.

“It was her understanding the drug was a diabetic medicine that had not too long ago discovered use as a weight reduction medicine,” the report stated. “She knew Ozempic was given by injection, however didn’t know the way it was administered to [Michael].”