An upcoming case report to be presented at the AACE Annual Meeting will present the case for medical tattoos. As AACE's press release states, "One of the most obvious benefits of medical tattooing is for identification purposes in an emergency situation, especially for patients with diabetes, when a...
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barbara richards
Thursday, August 06, 2009 at 08:57 PM -
NO WAY!
Shaedae
Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 07:59 PMI have enough problems without adding a tatoo.
For those who want one, but medics aren't trained to identify them,,,, why not tatoo a medic alert symbol?
I agree with the previous post. My bracelt is enough identification.
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Anytime I'm at a big diabetes meeting where there are...
No as I 'm currently wearing a medi alert bracelet, have been almost since my diagnosis, less than a year ago, but I have been wanting a tatoo for 2 years now, before diabetes occurred w/me, but I'm still nervous, as I've heard the horror stories about infection, related to cuts during pedicures, then amputation, because the cut wouln't heal, & became septic, & gangrene set in.