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Britain’s Got Talent star Tom Ball has revealed his battle with type 1 diabetes.
Speaking to The Mirror this week, the singer, 23, said he hopes to share his story to help raise awareness and help others who might be suffering.
Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high.
‘It’s something I’ve lived with for a long time’: Britain’s Got Talent star Tom Ball, 23, has revealed his battle with type 1 diabetes in the hopes to raise awareness
‘The condition has been something I’ve lived with for a long time and was diagnosed with officially when I was eight years old,’ he told the publication.
He said some of his students saw him checking his blood glucose levels one day that they asked questions and pushed him to be open about his battle.
‘But it wasn’t until my pupils asked questions about it when they witness me checking my blood glucose levels one time that made me realise how important it was to talk about it and help them to understand it.’
Familiar face: He rose to fame on Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year and placed third
Telling his story: He said some of his students saw him checking his blood glucose levels one day that they asked questions and pushed him to be open about his battle
Tom is a Diabetes UK ambassador ahead of World Diabetes Day.
He rose to fame on Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year and placed third.
On the show, Tom performed an incredible rendition of Conchita Wurst’s Rise Like A Phoenix.
He just celebrated some happy news in his personal life, marrying his nurse partner Hannah.
Newlyweds: He just celebrated some happy news in his personal life, marrying his nurse partner Hannah
The pair tied the knot in October.
‘One week ago I married the most amazing person!… I’m loving married life,’ he sweetly wrote in one recent Instagram post.
Tom told the publication the pair are both ‘passionate’ about raising awareness of the condition.
Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high.
There are two main types of diabetes:
– Type 1, where the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin.
– Type 2, where the body does not produce enough insulin, or the body’s cells do not react to insulin.
Type 2 diabetes is far more common than Type 1.
In the UK, around 90% of all adults with diabetes have Type 2.
Reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes can be achieved through healthy eating, regular exercise and achieving a healthy body weight.
The main symptoms of diabetes include: feeling very thirsty, urinating more frequently (particularly at night), feeling very tired, weight loss, and loss of muscle bulk.
Source: NHS
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