Type 1 tattoos

[cynthia_rogers]

Check out this cool post from a few weeks ago in the forum! I want to get one as well. I just don’t know what!

Diabetes and Tattoos

“You’re a diabetic, you can’t get tattoos.” I heard this for years, and I believed it. Doesn’t diabetes mean we don’t heal properly and that we have a greater risk of infection? Not in my experience (T1D). My immune system is so strong it kicked my beta cells’ asses. I think we are fine. With diabetes we have the same choice to make that other non-D get to make. If you want one, get one. If you don’t then don’t. If you choose to get one make sure your blood sugar is in order, have snacks with …