A 51-year-old barber today told Magistrates' Court he turned to cocaine to help him cope with his diagnosis as a diabetic.Kevin Charles Robinson pleaded guilty this morning to possessing 0.1g of cocaine and a pipe modified for the use of a controlled drug.He was arrested on April 7 after police received a report of individuals selling drugs in City Hall car park.The officers said Robinson turned and walked “briskly” away, repeatedly looking behind him at them.A search of his knapsack revealed the pipe and a carton of Marlboro cigarettes which contained a rock-like substance wrapped in brown paper.After pleading guilty, Robinson told the court: “At the time of this offence I just found out that I got diabetes and I was in a bad space, but since then I have gotten into a programme.”Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner noted a prior conviction for possessing illegal drugs.“Did you have diabetes on January 4, 2005 when you had diamorphine?” he asked.Mr Warner fined Robinson $1,000 for the offences, and an additional $1,500 for possessing the items in an increased penalty zone.