Crystal Bowersox: Standing Back Up

By Toni Mortensen

Crystal Bowersox, singer-songwriter and American Idol season nine runner-up, is standing up to type 1 diabetes after hospitalization due to ketoacidosis during the contest. Debuting her first album, Farmer's Daughter, in December 2010 and recently joining the OneTouch community, Bowersox says she is inspired by offering support and advocating for diabetes.

 

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No Longer a Secret

After keeping her diabetes a secret because of fear of being treated differently, Crystal Bowersox is now embracing life with type 1 diabetes. "Getting ketoacidosis and going to the hospital in [American Idol] season nine, I knew my diabetes wasn't a secret anymore," the singer-songwriter says.

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