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Former ‘American Idol’ contestant was in Chile for a show when Saturday’s 8.8 earthquake struck. By Gil Kaufman Elliott Yamin Photo: Nick Spanos For now, Elliott Yamin is OK, but if he needs to stay in earthquake-ravaged Chile much longer, the diabetic former “American Idol” contestant might run into some problems. On Monday evening, almost three days after a massive 8.8 quake rattled the South American country, Yamin told his Twitter followers, “amazing outpour of support out there! … can’t thank yall enuff!! … I’m NOW DOING OK AS FAR INSULIN GOES! … no need 2 wrry.” The tweet came after Yamin told Fox News that he was starting to worry about his supply of insulin. “I am a Type 1 diabetic and I only packed enough insulin supplies for my pump to last a couple more days,” he said in one of the many interviews he’s done since Saturday’s massive tremor shook the country. The quake hit just hours after the season five third-place “Idol” finisher performed at a singing competition in the city of Vi