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Permalink Reply by Diane Faust-Counsellor on April 1, 2009 at 6:40pm

I would get that! Sounds wonderful!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Moon on April 1, 2009 at 9:54pm

being hypo-unaware it would be a benefit to be able to see the change and not have to rely on testing. I am in the process of going to the pump and CGMS but this could be soooo much easier.

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Permalink Reply by Desiree Schmitt on April 3, 2009 at 5:20pm

How awesome! What a great excuse to get a tattoo.. I've been looking for one!!

I found an organization in San Fran that uses service dogs to detect glucose levels.. I investigated the organization because my puppy exhibits not just a high intelligence, but she sometimes naturally reacts to my levels. The organization currently requires you live near San Fran..

But, both my puppy and my cat have pounced on me in my sleep when I've gone too low. My very first deep low in the middle of the night was stopped by my relentless, pouncing cat. I got up thinking he wanted food, but immediately fell to the floor, shaking and sweating.

Crawling to the fridge for juice, I struggled to take a test. I had been diagnosed just a month before... I was in the low 40s and even after juice, I still dropped a bit. It was a rough hour after that, but I was glad my cat woke me out of it.

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Permalink Reply by Adriana on April 11, 2009 at 3:20pm

OMG!
hopefully they pass it well i mean they find it is true and diabetics can use it.
Finally my dad is going to let me get one.
Oh Yeahh =)!!

But then again...how expensive would it be?
Like if for a regular tattoo its like 45?
Ehh..But who cares its gonna help you & look pretty at the same time!

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Permalink Reply by Jean on April 19, 2009 at 11:03am

Very cool. I agree that it probably wouldn't help ensure tight bs control, but just knowing if your numbers are on the way up or on the way down would help determine your food intake.(and/or insulin intake) As for the expense, it's a slam dunk that even if it were a couple hundred dollars, it would pay for itself in no time.(considering the price of test strips...for some of us!)
Just thinking of the possibilities of a design for this tat, has me all excited! A shamrock, a tear, a test strip!!!!!
Manny, you should have a contest for the best design people can come up with!!

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Permalink Reply by Nate Miller on May 28, 2010 at 5:58am

A recent article on MIT's work on this:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/glucose-tattoo-0528.html

Sounds like this has the potential to be much more accurate than the current glucose oxidase-based CGM's.

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Permalink Reply by Elaine on May 28, 2010 at 6:46pm

Ooh, thanks for the update. Too bad they are still years away from human trials.

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Permalink Reply by Brigid O'Donnell on July 19, 2010 at 11:52am

I already have my tattoo picked out! A four leaf clover- for future good luck and to represent the luckiest day of my life- the day my son was born- March 17th!

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Permalink Reply by Jim Allison on August 6, 2010 at 11:34pm

Oh no! more reasons for me to keep getting tattoos aahah and just when I thought I was done.....

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Permalink Reply by caprifoglio on August 7, 2010 at 12:13am

Is this like a mood ring? LOL!

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Permalink Reply by caprifoglio on August 7, 2010 at 12:14am

Seriously though, GREAT idea! I'm not into tattoos for myself, but one that changes color... I don't think I could resist!

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