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What to Know Before Getting a Medical Alert Tattoo

20-Aug-2015

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Patients can hesitate to tell doctors they have tattoos due to varying social views.

Tattoo that said ‘diabetes’ could be interpreted as a statement of support for a close relative.

It’s probably not advisable for people who already have allergy problems to introduce ink into their system.

The study was published in the American Family Physician journal.

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American Family Physician (AFP)

Journal publishing clinical review articles for physicians and other health care professionals.

James Sublett

Board-Certified Allergist, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder at Family Allergy & Asthma

Mark Reiter

Founder and CEO of Emergency Excellence

Saleh Aldasouqi

Chief of endocrinology in Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine

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