Celeb Big Brother and Geordie Shore star rushed to hospital amid chronic illness battle
CELEBRITY Big Brother and Geordie Shore star Amelia Lily has been rushed to hospital amid a chronic illness battle.
The 29-year-old shared a snap of her holding a coffee cup in A&E yesterday - but didn't make clear that is wrong with her.
Diabetic Amelia, who was the runner-up on the twentieth series of CBB in 2017, said: "Been in the hospital for over 2 hours.
"Being diabetic is exhausting sometimes on us mentally.
"All of you that have it know what I mean."
The X Factor star was diagnosed with diabetes when she was just three years old - which is a condition caused by high levels of glucose - or sugar - in the blood.
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There are two types - type 1 and type 2.
Individuals with type 1 have a pancreas that produces no insulin, whereas type 2 cells in the body become resistant to it.
In a previous interview with The Sun, talking about her conditon, Amelia confessed that she thinks it's made her stronger.
Amelia said: "I'd be lying if I said it wasn't hard at times and I think any diabetic would agree with me.
"But it does get easier and it becomes part of your daily routine. You have to stay on the ball to keep yourself healthy.
"I did question myself for years. 'Why me? Why can't I go one day without having to have an injection?' but now I believe it's made me stronger.
"I think it has helped me to cope with the whole X Factor experience. I had to mature at an early age and I had to learn to be strong."
Amelia shot to fame on the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011.
She placed third in the competition - which was won by Little Mix.
Amelia has released songs such as You Bring Me Joy, Shut Up and Party Over.
After she was dropped from her label she went on to take part in Celebrity Big Brother and had a romance with Sam Thompson.
What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
All types of diabetes cause blood glucose levels to be higher than normal, but the two different types do this in different ways.
With type 1 diabetes, a person’s pancreas produces no insulin, but in type 2, cells in the body become resistant to insulin, so a greater amount of insulin is needed to keep blood glucose levels within a normal range.
However, doctors now think diabetes could be as many as five different diseases - and say that treatment should be tailored for the different forms.
Then she joined the cast of Geordie Shore in 2020.
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