Tina Turner worried she put herself ‘in great danger’ before death

“Proud Mary” feared she had put herself “in great danger” months before dying. 

In her penultimate Instagram address, Tina Turner — who died Wednesday at age 83 following a bout with cancer, a stroke, and kidney troubles — revealed to her nearly 1 million followers that she had unwittingly gambled with her health. 

“Kidneys fail without pain,” the 12-time Grammy winner said in the caption of her post, shared March 9 in honor of International World Kidney Day.

“I have put myself in great danger by refusing to face the reality that I need daily, lifelong therapy with medication,” continued Turner, née Anna Mae Bullock, a native of Nutbush, Tennessee. 

The “What’s Love Got To Do With It” megastar’s words of caution were penned beneath a photo of herself marked with the quote: “If I had known how high blood pressure and kidney disease are connected, I would have been spared a lot of suffering.”

Elsewhere in the caption, Turner advised: “Show your kidneys love! They deserve it.”

She added, “My kidneys are victims of my not realizing that my high blood pressure should have been treated with conventional medicine.”

“For far too long I believed that my body was an untouchable and indestructible bastion,” wrote Turner in closing, before urging fans to learn more about kidney and organ health. 

She had reportedly suffered a stroke in 2013, three years before being diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016. She underwent a kidney transplant in April 2017.

A spokesperson for “The Best” singer announced she died peacefully at her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.