'I was rushed to the hospital days before the BGT final'

Just two days before the Britain's Got Talent final and arguably one of the biggest nights of his life, Tom Ball was rushed to hospital because of his type 1 diabetes - a condition that has seen him in and out of hospital since he was eight years old.

The singer made it all the way through to the BGT final, but just two days before was rushed to hospital with "dangerously high keytones levels". Speaking exclusively to OK! Tom said: "Two days before the final of BGT, my readings went so dangerously high, that a toxin started to release in my body, you might be able to deal with that at home but I needed to go into A&E.

"I had two days to really get in gear, to go back onto TV and try not to let it affect my performance and moment in the final." Reflecting back on that time, Tom told us: "I remember sitting in bed with my wife thinking, 'I need this to be better because I'm going back on to TV in two days'. But this isn't the first time Tom has ended up in hospital due to his diabetes, as he said: "I think in my lifespan I've probably been about eight or nine times in total, I've had to go to A&E - you kind of, at some points come to accept that that might happen and that's a possibility.

Although Tom admitted to being nervous about "turning it on at first", but said: "I'm so pleased I did turn it on, it's been absolutely life-changing." The artificial pancreas means something Tom had to do manually before, which involved injecting himself with insulin every hour or two, is now done automatically.

He added: "Before I struggled to get life insurance - now I can!" When asked if he would have ended up in the hospital if he'd had the artificial pancreas fitted during his time on BGT, Tom replied: "I don't think so, I think I would have had better control because for multiple reasons my readings went high.

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