When he was just a kid during the ’60s and ’70s, Evan Kramer saw both his older brother and sister diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. But he didn’t learn much about the chronic condition at the time, because his siblings didn’t talk about their diabetes and his parents seemed to shield him from knowing more.
Throughout the years, they also didn’t share much about their D-Lives, so it was, for all practical purposes, an invisible…
Happy Saturday! Welcome back to Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil offers thoughts on the risks people with diabetes (PWD) face when getting ink, and those international differences we see in glucometer result numbers!
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Jessica, type 1 from Georgia, asks: Am I risking life and limb by getting a tattoo and taking…
Yup, tattoos still seem like they’d be the perfect solution for PWDs who resist wearing the all-important medical ID jewelry. And yet the concerns over infections remain. Dr. Bill Quick reports that the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) is all for medical tattoos these days, and has some excellent tips on avoiding infection.
Meanwhile, one of the entrants in this year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge is actually working on tattoos that will change color when…
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