In spite of these controversies, Abbott was re-elected in her seat of Hackney North and Stoke Newington, receiving 75% of the constituency's votes with an increased majority of over 35,000. The following week it became known that Abbott had been diagnosed as suffering from type 2 diabetes in 2015. "During the election campaign, everything went crazy – and the diabetes was out of control, the blood sugar was out of control", she told "The Guardian". Dealing with six or seven interviews in a row became problematic because she was not eating enough food which forced a break upon her. The condition is back under control. Abbott returned to the role of Shadow Home Secretary on 18 June.