there has long bracelets or plates that can be recorded in the legends as "diabetic" or "HIV", its purpose is to alert health specialists in the event that an accident to the person who transport can be adequately cared not risk your life or medical staff. But it is true that there is a risk that these accessories are lost and the warning does not reach its intended recipient. That is why some have chosen to get a tattoo doctor. On the site Diabetes Advocacy , is told that it was in November 2006 when a group of patients with diabetes took the first step in creating awareness about the disease in an original way. Through this web site have shared their stories and their tattoos related to diabetes.
Some have when I was diagnosed with the disease and how they dealt with it, and also explain that in a way, your tattoo with the symbol of the condition makes them feel safer. BBC News published a story about medical tattoos, where Barb Wagstaff , founder of the Canadian Diabetes Association Advocacy, said that in the last six years has seen more people using these types of tattoos , and that both teens and people over 50 or 60 years, carried . According to the agency news AP , the American Medical Association does not specify a user guide for medical tattoos , but Dr. Saleh Aldasougi, an endocrinologist at the University of Michigan, I hope that this will change.
In an interview with AP , Aldasouqui said that in principle, those with chronic illness and want tattooed, an artist must seek certification to control sugar levels during the tattoo procedure . On the other hand, Dr. David Tan, also seen by AP , says that professionals are always looking for emergency responders information on patient conditions and preferences regarding the treatment they have received.
