Ok well I researched this. And there is really only one Type 1 in medical circles. Beyond that. I understand having it or not having it will not change the care I get according to and ER doc I know, and a paramedic I spoke to.
So I don’t think I needed it.
However the artist woke up with a sore throat so it’s postponed.
I’m not a fan of tattoos, but that looks nice. What do the marks below mean, closest to your wrist?
It’s an old type 1 mantra.
“I am greater than my highs and lows”
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Nice!
I have an Elmo tattoo that I got 17 years ago when we got the news that I was going to have a daughter!,
Lucky for me she liked Elmo. It’s kinda blurry now.
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oh SNAP!!! i love this. i may have to add it to mine 
looks great! a little bigger than i was thinking you were going with.
I was thinking smaller too but the artist put it on with ink first and I liked it so I went with it. I tried it 3 different directions too. Now it’s done tho
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My other tattoos are all Celtic so stayed w/ that and I hate medic alert bracelets. (The medicalert is on handle of my purse.)
I don’t know what it says. I got my tattoo so that medical professionals will see it, and know I’m diabetic.
Yours is hard for me to figure out.
Can you explain it?
At the bottom it says Type 1
I see it now
My favorite diabetic tattoo belongs to inactive member @acidrock23
That looks more like a drug lord tattoo than a diabetes one tbh.
Looks cool
I don’t have diabetes, but my brother does. I help him with his healthcare. I have called emts several times when my brother has had low blood sugar. I would call your local fire dept & ask them what information they need & what they look for. In regards to the tattoo, I wanted to warn you that most tattoos are mercury & mercury tattoos cause skin cancer. I read a lot of medical research & I happened to see the research when I was reading about mercury. I think it’s extremely negligent of our healthcare system to not be warning people about the dangers of tattoos. Personally, I wouldn’t think to look at someone’s tattoos.
If you get a tattoo in a licensed tattoo shop there won’t be any mercury in the ink anymore. It was true in red inks.
I have a much older tattoo that is a tattoo of Elmo from17 years ago. I got it in Hawaii when I had too many drinks at a luau.
The red is vibrant all this time. But I think I had allergy or something because it is blurred now.
There is a possibility there was mercury in that tattoo, but I’m 100% certain that this current one does not have any heavy metals at all.
What is your blood sugar control like? I’m type 2 with a number of tattoos and has one a couple months ago prior to the new lockdown and it healed perfectly. Kept it moisturised with cocoa butter.
but I did put it on pause when my bloods were too high. I did read that hba1c greater that 8% is a bad idea for tattoos as the healing is impaired. With good blood control it is much safer
location can also be an issue, extremities can be riskier
however many type 1s and 2s successfully have tattoos, but for type 1 at risk of hypos, the pain of the tattoo and the extended duration could have an impact
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Well as it happens, it’s been over a year and it’s healed nicely.
The text blurred ever so slightly but I don’t think it is because of my glucose control.
My sugars have been very well controlled ove the past year.
My a1 c has varied between 5.8 and 6.2.
If it gets too blurry I will just have it redone.
I have another tattoo that I got 20 years ago and it’s badly blurred, however I was drinking a little bit and my sugars were not controlled as well back then.
If this one gets blurry in 20 years, maybe I’ll be too old to care about it.
But for now I really like it, it makes a statement, which I had not really expected.
Lots of diabetics come up to me and ask about it.
The people who draw my blood often comment on it.
My doctor told me “ I hope you went to a reputable shop so I don’t have to treat you for HEP C.
So not everyone is supportive but I’m still glad I got it.
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