To Tattoo or not to Tattoo?

It is everywhere on Pinterest ,on all Diabetes Blogs and websites.

Not breaking news about a Diabetic cure or any medical advise.

We are all talking about Diabetic Tattoos.

Before you even look at ideas and rush to your nearest Tattoo parlor ,you have to consider these points:

• You are going to be basically wounding yourself, as we take longer to heal you must have and keep your blood sugars at their best in order to heal nicely.
• Your choice in Tattoo artists should not be " I saw this guy with an awesome tatt and I asked him who inked him." It should be a thorough investigation of the sanitary conditions and the utmost cleanliness of the place.(A Diabetic and an infected tattoo, I think not.)
• Make sure your HBA1C is excellent before we begin.
• Check with your Dr first , remember they can be quite fuddy duddy at times so make sure that they have valid medical reasons for their no answer. (Hmm I once had a GP with his wedding band tattooed to his finger , should find him again and get his tattoo artists details.) 
• Follow the after care instructions given to you by the tattoo artist exactly.
• Also need one who can spell D-I-A-B-E-T-I-C.

After you have checked all these pointers and more and you are absolutely certain you want this to happen, you can start looking at design ideas. I was thinking what would happen if by any remote chance in my lifetime we had a cure , what do all these people do? Go back and add Was a to the tattoo or  have a line but through it, or add Cured to it. There are so many ideas that I am sure these creative people will come up with something.

These are some of my ideas for my tattoo on my wrist. (Please comment and let me know what one you would choose.) I don't want it too elaborate or hard to understand cause I intend it to be used if there is ever an emergency.

 

Maybe change type one for Diabetic or add Diabetic under the syringe.

 The Humming bird is the UK Diabetes Symbol - Need to include the Diabetic somewhere.

Then I go side tracked :(

Now I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to needles (Ha Ha) not joking. So I thought that since my sister is an Asthmatic and also wears no medical bracelet I would convince her to come with me and get an Asthmatic one done. These are obviously not so popular, none of the millions of pictures like those for diabetics. This is what I found on Pinterest, the lung one is awesome but might take a good couple of sessions and more than a wrist.

Another one was the same as the pump one above but said "It ain't easy being wheezy" Really.You have to live with that statement on your arm forever. Of course to be of use to medical personal you need to add Asthmatic somewhere on these.

It is so hard to decide!

I still want it done but it is not just a get drunk one night and walk into the 24 hour parlor by the Casino.

Bye for now.

Kim

PS - Don't you just hate keeping surprises, I love receiving them but keeping one is really hard. More about this next time I type.