I've looked at other people's tattoos and I shake my head wondering what are they thinking?? My brother has several and my brother-in-law has several. Again, I shake my head and wonder what are they thinking?? I wasn't very clear in my
LADA awareness post, but my new endo said I am slowly developing type 1 diabetes. I had another endo appointment in January, and he stopped the metformin I was taking and so I've increased my short-acting insulin pen shots to every meal (and snacks that qualify with my carb-to-insulin ratio). Having type 1 diabetes makes me wonder if it's time to "get some ink" on my wrist. Why? Because I don't wear jewelry. I'm an unusual woman, I've always been more of a tomboy than a girly-girl. I wear my wedding ring and watch when I leave the house (well, 97% of the time, sometimes I forget). I don't wear earrings (though my ears are pierced), or a necklace or bracelets. So I can't imagine having a bracelet on 24/7. But I don't want to forget and be in an accident without proper identification of this new-to-me medical condition.
My husband doesn't know how much I've been pondering this option. I hate needles (adjusting to a diagnosis and even my daughter's diagnosis was not easy) and I hate pain so this is a REALLY big deal to me. I know the idea of a tattoo isn't new and has already been discussed among the diabetes' community but I thought I would lay out my conflicting emotions, and since my husband is my only dedicated reader, at least my hubby will know that I'm really considering this!
Here's a picture of the tattoo that a high schooler girl has, she spoke at a kids' day camp we went to last summer.
