Tom Ball has opened up about his struggles living with Type One diabetes. The 26-year-old singer – who shot to fame after stunning audiences with his singing on 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'America's Got Talent: All Stars' - was diagnosed with the the autoimmune disease when when he was eight. Now, he is determined to use his platform as a musician to offer messages of hope for those also suffering with diabetes and help spread understanding and awareness of the condition.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, he said: " I never spoke about my diabetes until really 'BGT' when I realised I had a platform and I could try and use it for good a little bit. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. "Obviously I’m Type One diabetic, so it’s incurable, there is no cure for it and they don’t know how you get it either.
"It’s not lifestyle related, it’s an autoimmune condition you get. "It affects every single moment in my life. "I have to be conscious about when I inject - so I have to wear two needles on my body 24 hours a day, I sleep with those needles in - I have got tubing coming out of my stomach constantly.
I have to inject myself and be conscious of my blood glucose readings constantly. "And it’s not just food that affects your blood glucose readings - the temperature outside, stress levels, anxiety, emotions, exercise - everything has an effect on your blood glucose readings." Tom - who has just released his debut LP '.
