10 Medical Tattoo Ideas For Healthcare Professionals And Enthusiasts
Currently, there are 44million people in the US who have one or more tattoos. Thats one in every seven people! If youre one of them, and youre struggling to come up with an idea you love for your next inking session, we can help you out. For all of you healthcare professionals and modern medicine lovers out there, weve done some research and found the ten coolest medical tattoo ideas.Whether youre looking for a way to express yourself, your love for the job, or simply invest in a life-saving medical alert tattoo, weve got you covered. 1. Saving Lives for a Living? Share the News If youre really proud with your career choice, why not get a tattoo to expressyour lovefor thejob? Images of doctors, nurses and medics areuniversallyrecognizable and can help people in need identify you and your skills in emergency situations. Put your own twist on this idea, by choosing a medical character that shows off your personality. Cherrie Dragon Tattoos / CherrieDragon / CC BY 2. Express Your Passion for All Things Medicine Medicine is a passion, so its nowonder that a lot of healthcare professionals get tattoos relevant to their field of practice.Take the tattoo below. A diagram of the heart, or any other organ for that matter, iscertainly a nice way to display your passion for all things medical. Show people what youre made of literally. Quite a few people are getting on board this concept, showing the muscles of different body parts. Just be warned, some people may not like what they see, so some discretion is advised. This is also a great way to pass your anatomy exams if youre still in school (joking). No need to go for something big and up-in-your-face. You can go small (and discreet) and get a tattoo thats simply a personal self-expression. All that matters is what it means to Continue reading >>
Diabetes Tattoo Ideas And Designs Pictures
Sponsored Link By: tattooed Category: Arm Tattoos , Back Tattoos , Hand Tattoos Diabetes Tattoo Ideas good replacements for a med bracelet! Apparently, tattoos are turning out to be one of the greatest tools for diabetes awareness. Despite the challenges faced by diabetes patients, most of them are now using tattoos as a symbol of love as well as a show of commitment to support one another in time of needs. To add on, these tattoos can also serve as an alert symbol in times of danger, and thats the reason why anyone with diabetes should considered getting one of these tattoos. Here are some Ideas For Diabetes Tattoos : A bow with a medical symbol at the middle Instead of going for a diabetes ribbon tattoo, you can incorporate some styles into the design by turning it into a bow-tie shape before you placing the diabetes medical symbol at the centre, where the knot is. Dont forget to write the word diabetes at the lower end of the tattoo so that it can be understood by those that are not conversant with the symbol. This tattoo is a perfect replacement for the diabetes bracelet or pendant. It only involves getting a chain tattoo around your wrist and scribbling the word diabetes underneath it and youre done. Similarly, you can decide to go for a tattoo of a wrist watch and have the medical symbol tattooed on the screen. This tattoo can be designed by drawing a butterfly before placing the ribbon symbol at the centre of the butterfly. You can decide to have the design tattooed on either your shoulder or the back if not the wrist. To make it more understandable, just tattoo the word diabetes underneath it for alert purposes. Continue reading >>
Medic Alert Tattoo | Diabetic Connect
- Style/image: I think the bracelets are hokey and tattoos are cool. I don't have any tattoos now, partly because I've always half worried that I'd never find gainful employment if I did. But isn't a serious medical condition like diabetes a GREAT excuse to have a tattoo? - Safety. As it is, I never wear my medic alert bracelet. It's a pain to put on and I've never found one I liked (see above). - Will never be able to lie about not having diabetes. - Social stigma attached to being tattooed. - What if my medic alert tattoo turns out to be just just as hokey as a medic alert bracelet, only more permanent? I would really appreciate input from others on this. Thanks! UPDATE: Apparently ALL the cool diabetics are doing it! I found this site with a ton of pictures of medic alert tattoos for type 1's: As long as your diabetes is well managed. Theres no problem. Suggest you talk to your doctor beforehand I have had the tatoo on my left wrist for years. On the underside of my wrist I got "Diabetic" tatooed in a nice looking cursive writing. The positive comments over the years have been worth it, from the public, friends, & emergency personnell. C What are the chances of infection. I thought being diabetic you would really have to worry about it. How do you know where you go is a safe place to get it done? This was discussion in 2008. What about 2011? this is such a rad idea!!! i have several tattoos already and i always joked about getting a diabetic tattoo of my insulin pump on my side haha but, this is a great idea! i think im gonna get one ;) do it!!!! Thinking about getting one myself. I work in "high voltage" conditions and the bracelet/necklace is a safety hazard. As far as "hokey", that depends on who does the tatoo. I had two done at age 25 and they sucked. I had a c Continue reading >>
Diabetic Tattoo Quotes
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More. Id like to get a tattoo symbolizing allis battle with diabetes. Nothing really big, two sentences tops or soi. So far all I have come up with its Greater Than Diabetes. And I will probably add her initials or dx date...something like that also I just have the ribbon with matts name under it. word to the wise, make sure you use LIGHT grey, mine is a darker grey, and people seem to think its some kind of military type tat in honor of matt... and I am some day, going to look into lightening it, but I dont think its possible. I may have to add diabetes to the ribbon itself. Beat the sweet was one I saw with the ribbon. I have thought about this myself. I don't have any but, my husband has one and has said there are a couple he wants to have done but, he hasn't told me what they are. Id like to get a tattoo symbolizing allis battle with diabetes. Nothing really big, two sentences tops or soi. So far all I have come up with its Greater Than Diabetes. And I will probably add her initials or dx date...something like that also All I can say is that what you got will work even after a cure is found! I have 7 tattoos, but no words. I have 4 Koi fish on my legs that represent my family, and I considered having a lone blood drop from the Koi that is my D dd;s fish, but I just couldn't. Maybe because it is who she is, she was only 13 months and after her DX I saw who she was and was going to be. She changed for the better, Brighter smarter more kind. So fo me yes the DX was terible, but she blossomed after it. I have always loved cherry blosson trees. I saw something I liked online yesterday...it wa a butterfly but the center body if it was the D ribbon. Then the wings went of Continue reading >>
7 Amazing Diabetes Tattoos!
#7. Submitted by Kaitlin Tucker Savio “Just got it done. I’ve been diabetic for over 15 years and on a pump for 13.” Source #6. Submitted by Matthew Eglin #5. Submitted by Kerri Keiser Caraballo Source The Diabetes Site is a place where people can come together to help those whose lives have been affected by diabetes. In addition to sharing inspiring stories, shopping for the cause, and signing petitions, visitors can take just a moment each day to click on the red button to provide much-needed support for diabetes research. Visit The Diabetes Site and click today - it's free! #4. Submitted by Brittany D’Amico #3. Submitted by Megan Alfson Source #2. Submitted by Patti Scoles-Higdon “In memory of My Mom & Family members with Type 2 Diabetes.” Source #1. Submitted by Shannon Kidd Santos “My husband and I let our 7 year old (dx 4-11-12) tell us what tattoo he wanted us to have. He wanted the blue circle with his “signature” in the middle. Everytime he sees it… He smiles. I am so happy to know he realizes how much we support and love him.” Source Continue reading >>
The Incredible Colour Changing Tattoos That Monitor The Blood Sugar Levels Of People With Diabetes In Real-time
Researchers have developed a biosensing tattoo ink that reacts to sugar in the blood to help diabetics control their conditions. The colour-changing ink turns the body's surface into an 'interactive display' to alert diabetics when their blood sugar is too low or high. When blood sugar goes up, the glucose sensing ink changes from blue to brown in real-time, a colour change that reverses when blood sugar drops. Scroll down for video ‹ Slide me › The ink senses changes to the body's interstitial fluid - the liquid that surrounds tissue cells in the body. If blood sugar is low, it changes from brown to blue, and if high, it changes from blue to brown. The tattoos could one day act as a non-invasive method for diabetics to control their condition. The ink acts as a biosensor that reads interstitial fluids - the liquids that surround tissue cells in the body. Other biosensing tattoo inks developed by the team, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, monitor the body's salt and pH levels. The salt sensing inks, which track the mineral by measuring sodium levels, fluoresce under UV light, shifting to an intense green when high salt levels are detected. The pH sensing inks respond to alkalinity and change from pink to purple as it increases. The researchers suggest that their tattoo inks, which they say are currently just at the 'proof of concept' stage, could offer new ways of monitoring the body. For diabetics, the glucose sensing ink provides a way to track blood sugar levels without having to prick the skin and take a blood sample every few hours. One biosensing tattoo could tell a diabetic what dose of insulin they needed to re-balance their blood sugar at any time. 'The Dermal Abyss creates a direct access to the compartments in the body and reflects inner me Continue reading >>
Unregulated Rise Of Medical Alert Tattoos Stirs Debate
Ben Roberts, a 33-year-old from Fowlerville, Mich., estimates that medical bracelets and necklaces have cost him more than $1,000 since he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 6. Frustrated, he headed to a local tattoo parlor four years ago. "It's a negative thing to say, but diabetes isn't going away any time soon," he said. "You might as well get a tattoo." Today, "Diabetic, Type 1" is tattooed underneath the six-pointed "Star of Life" with a snake running through it, the traditional symbol for emergency medical services. "It's hard to miss," Roberts said. "I'm happy with it — I've even gotten compliments from doctors and paramedics." Researchers and tattoo artists agree more people like Roberts are replacing traditional medical ID bracelets, which average around $30 at Walmart, with medical alert tattoos. STORY: Tattoos being used for medical alerts STORY: Safety tattoos, bands warn of kids' deadly allergies But the lack of regulation of the tattoos — which are intended to warn emergency medical personnel about diseases from diabetes to Alzheimer's — means first responders don't always pay attention to them. "We're not going to stop to read a tattoo in an emergency situation," said Don Lundy, president of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. "They can be complicated and hard to read. Medical bracelets and necklaces are what stand out." There's no hard data on the number of people opting for medical alert tattoos, but Saleh Aldasouqi, a diabetes expert in Michigan, said a quick Google search shows how popular they've become in recent years. Aldasouqi said despite this popularity, there isn't any medical literature on the tattoos. He has been pushing doctors to start talking about the tattoos to ensure they're done safely and effectivel Continue reading >>
Tattoos
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and so November of 2006 seemed the appropriate time to have a diabetes awareness tattoo created. My son, Liam was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the ripe old age of two. Every day I strive to keep him as healthy as possible. Every day I work to ensure that his life is as normal as possible. Diabetes does not make that easy. That is one of the reasons that I created the online community called Diabetes Advocacy (www.diabetesadvocacy.com ). Each year Diabetes Advocacy has done its bit to increase awareness of diabetes and diabetes related issues in this country. We have sent out calendars filled with people living with diabetes and have created booklets filled with their stories. In November of 2006, we took diabetes awareness to a level. Across North America—from Newfoundland to California, people came together through Diabetes Advocacy with one common goal. They have decided to have a tattoo done to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes. I did as well. No one in my immediate family had a clue that I was even considering this. My oldest son was shocked. My youngest told me I took after him and was tough! Despite the initial shock, the reaction has been the same—Wow! I would like to thank Bernard at Peek-a-Boo Tattoos in Stephenville for creating a true work of art and a picture of love. The tattoo you see below was created by him from a very rough concept I brought to him. He created two hearts for my two children—equal in my love. He added a touch of color that reflected their birthstones. He kept hues soft and loving. The ribbons are grey and in Liam’s case, end in the Diabetes Awareness ribbon. His heart also shows the drop of blood that he must part with every time he eats and plays so that we can ensure his blood glucose Continue reading >>
Diabetic Themed Tattoos ???
Diabetes Forum The Global Diabetes Community Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Join the community Hi all, been a diabetic for bout 16 years (i'm a 20 year old male) I currently have two small tattoos and had no problems with them. I would like to get a tattoo that has something to do with my diabetes but need some ideas does anybody have any cool diabetes tattoos or have any ace ideas ???? Please feel free to leave your ideas (and pictures if you have) I consider tattos to be self abuse, so you would not like to read my views on the complications of wounds to the long term diabetic patient. When I go into hospital I have no option but agree to be admitted to the High Dependancy Unit just because any wound could present complications and often in times of stress BG's can go alarmingly high. I've given this a lot of thought in the past. I've been looking into getting a tattoo on my ribs - an ambigram of the word DAIBETIC (an ambigram is a wood that reads the same when rotated 90 degrees). This looks really good - but you wouldn't necessarily be able to read it unless the word was pointed out to you. You'll just have to decide why you want a diabetic tattoo. Is it for yourself? (In which case, it doesn't really matter if it's not instantly recognisable as a diabetic tattoo), or is for the case of an emergency (ie - to notify someone that you are diabetic), in which case, it should be obvious (and readable!). Keep us up to date. Always interested in th ecase of new tattoos!!! You really don't want a spelling error in a tattoo!!! Also, you don't want spelling errors on your post, or on your Christmas cards... Oh, and can you imagine the difficulty you'd have if a spelling error got onto your shopping list?!? Cheers for the replys, Everyone has ther own Continue reading >>
Can People With Diabetes Get Tattoos And Piercings? What To Know Before You Go
So you’ve been admiring a friend’s tattoo for a while and want to get some ink of your own. Or maybe you’ve finally mustered the courage to get your upper ear pierced or think a stud in your nose is the perfect way to polish off your look. But you have type 2 diabetes. Does that mean body art is off the table? Happily, no. “Someone with diabetes should be able to live just like everyone else,” says Joanne Rinker, RD, CDE, the director of practice and content development for the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), who is based in Asheville, North Carolina. “Your lifestyle shouldn’t be impeded, but you may have to take an extra step or two to be safe about it,” she says. About 30 percent of Americans have at least one tattoo, according to a 2016 Harris Poll. And you can probably be one of them. Go ahead and get the tattoo or piercing of your dreams, but first, there are a few precautions to keep in mind. Diabetes and Infections: Why Tattoos and Piercings May Affect Your Risk While the American Diabetes Association (ADA) hasn’t issued a position on body art, diabetes experts pull from smart recommendations based on clinical knowledge of how someone with diabetes may heal and the complications they may face. “The skin is your body’s largest organ and protects you from the outside world. When there’s an opening in the skin, which is what happens during a tattoo or piercing, there’s always the opportunity for an infection,” explains Suzanne Ghiloni, RN, CDE, a nurse educator at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. The risk of infection is why you’re encouraged to perform good foot care and avoid, as best you can, getting cuts on your feet. And it's not just a theoretical problem; a study published in October 2012 in JAMA reported on a Continue reading >>
Implants, Tattoos, And Tears Could Measure Blood Sugar Without Pain
My fingers hate diabetes. Several times a day they get poked with a sharp, needle-like lancet. The drops of blood they give up tell me how my blood sugar roller coaster is doing. That’s really important information I need to determine whether to eat, exercise, or give myself some insulin. It would be such a treat to check my blood sugar (glucose) without pricking a finger, squeezing out a drop of blood, and placing it on a small test strip attached to a meter. Help may be on the way—though I’m not expecting any big breakthroughs for another few years—as researchers across the country explore prick-free ways to measure blood sugar. Here are three interesting approaches. An implantable sensor. University of California, San Diego researchers have developed a titanium sensor the diameter of a quarter that is implanted under the skin. “It takes about a minute to place the sensor in the abdomen or under the collarbone,” says lead developer David A. Gough. It continuously measures blood glucose and wirelessly sends the information to a data receiver worn on a belt or carried in a pocket. In tests in pigs, the sensor worked for more than a year. The technology is now being tested in a small clinical trial in humans. If it turns out to be safe, a larger trial will test if it’s an effective alternative to current blood-sugar monitors. A glucose-sensing tattoo. Ultra-tiny beads originally designed to detect glucose in cell cultures could someday do the same thing in humans. Heather A. Clark and her colleagues at Northeastern University are experimenting with injecting glucose-detecting nanosensors under the skin. Shining light of a particular wavelength on this functional tattoo makes it light up. The amount of light the tattoo gives off corresponds to the amount of Continue reading >>
Parents Get Insulin-pump Tattoos To Support Diabetic Son
Parents get insulin-pump tattoos to support diabetic son Some parents get tattoos of their children’s names. Philippe Aumond and Camille Boivin got tattoos depicting insulin pumps to show solidarity with their son, Jacob, who has Type 1 diabetes. Camille Boivin, right, and Philippe Aumond, got tattoos depicting insulin pumps in solidarity with son Jacob, who has Type 1 diabetes.(Stphane Gilbert / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Some parents get tattoos of their childs name, but Philippe Aumond and Camille Boivin went one better. In a show of solidarity, they each have an image of an insulin pump tattooed on their abdomens, declaring that they are forever linked to their son Jacob. It is a great thing for him, and we were thrilled just to see his smile when he saw those pumps. It made our day, thats for sure, said Boivin, 36, from the familys home in La Sarre, Que. A while back, Jacob, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 3 , was excited by the idea of getting an insulin pump that would replace four to five injections a day, and he figured it would be like having his own little robot working for him. When it was delivered, he was just like a kid on Christmas Eve with his gift, and even slept with it before it was plugged into him, said Boivin. Jacob is now five and in kindergarten, and he wears it 24-7. He adapted pretty quick, but one time he told me that he felt different and he was wondering if he was alone in the world, you know, wearing a pump, Boivin said. She explained to him that every child is different some wear glasses, others are in wheelchairs, some have blue eyes, others have brown eyes. So he got that, but still, you know, he is a kid. He was four at the time, so he wants to be like everybody else, Boivin explained. Before we had the pump, I think the way he f Continue reading >>
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A Medical Alert Tattoo
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 22 months old. For years, I wore medical alert bracelets or necklaces, but they always seemed to break. I wore a 14-karat gold pendant from the time I was 16 years old until I was 37. These pendants would usually only last two or three years before they would wear out beyond repair. At a cost of $100 to $125 for each pendant, I thought there had to be a better solution. While looking on the Internet at medical alert items, the idea came to me: Why not get a medical alert tattoo? I printed the “Star of Life” symbol, and went to the tattoo shop to see if it could be done. At the tattoo shop, the artist said he had tattooed the “Star of Life” on an EMT before, but had never done one as a medical alert. Since getting the tattoo, I have received a lot of positive attention. Even people who don't agree with tattoos for various reasons think this one is a good idea. I am not recommending that everyone with diabetes get a tattoo; but, if someone wants to do it, then I see no problem with it. Many people with diabetes may prefer to wear a bracelet or necklace, and that is fine also, but it's important that they have something that will let other people know about their condition.—t.w. When T.W. first came to my office in 2008, I was surprised by the tattoo on his wrist. At the time, I had mixed emotions. Although I admired his innovative idea, I was confused by whether or not it was a good one. I had never seen a medical alert tattoo in my 15 years of treating patients with diabetes, and I realized how little I knew about tattooing. There are many medical publications that address the complications of tattoos in general, but there are virtually no specific mentions of medical alert tattoos. An extensive literature search Continue reading >>
20 Med Alert Tattoos For Inspiration
While tattoos are becoming a way of expressing yourself or making your fashion sense being known, they have also started taking on another dimension, that is of being the means to tell people about your medical conditions, which in turn will mean that proper care and treatment is given to you on time. This way med alert tattoos can really make the difference between death and life to people by revealing their medical condition in a way that is noticeable by others and effective. Sometimes, people also use tattoos to cover up marks and scars that they have as a result of some medical procedure. Women go in for tattoos as a means of creating a areola when they lose their breast due to cancer. Sometimes tattoos also cover the entire breast area. Now that tattoos also serve a really vital purpose, there is all the more reason to combine art with vital lifesaving information so that you make a statement that will help you in when in need. Diabetic Band Tattoo: Most people get weary about wearing a band to show that they are diabetic and the solution is simply a tattoo. It is permanent and looks cool while telling the world about your health condition. You can also get it in the form of diabetic alert tattoo in the middle of an image in a really clear and readable form. Do Not Resuscitate Tattoos: Some people have gone for this option and a tattoo is a good way of making your wishes known in case it is needed. Of course, the risk here is somebody may ask people they do not like, to get one of these just out of malice Penicillin Med Alert Tattoo: There are some people who cannot withstand treatment from penicillin which can react in dire consequences. One of the ways to tell medical professionals about it in a simple and easy manner is by having a tattoo. This covers emergency Continue reading >>
Creating Diabetes Tattoos That Sense Changes In Blood Sugar
It’s not often that the words “cool” and “diabetes” get used in the same sentence, but researchers at MIT and Harvard have joined the two concepts with an idea for creating tattoos that change color based on the blood sugar level of the person wearing them. The project has the oddly dystopian name of the Dermal Abyss (or, as they call it d-abyss) and is a collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab and Harvard Medical School, according to Katia Vega, a post doctoral associate at MIT and a member of the team. “The Dermal Abyss is a proof-of-concept that illustrates the potential of culturally and medically integrated biosensors,” Vega says. “They are biosensor tattoos that visibly react to changes in the metabolism. The purpose of the work is to light the imagination of biotechnologists and stimulate public support for such efforts.” The tattoos they designed will not be showing up in a pharmacy or tattoo shop any time soon. “The purpose of the work is to highlight a novel possibility for biosensors rather than bring a medical device to market,” Vega says. “As such, there are currently no plans to develop the Dermal Abyss as a product or to pursue clinical trials.” Like a hot concept car, there is real technology in the tattoos that were produced for the project. Various iterations of the tattoos sense changes not only in glucose but in pH, which can indicate dehydration and changes in sodium ion, which can give indications of hypertension. For glucose, the colors change from a light blue at a reading of five, and go through five shade changes until it’s dark brown at a reading of 110. The team at d-abyss inserted biosensors in place of traditionally used tattoo ink into skin from a pig at a depth of 10 millimeter Continue reading >>
