Is It Advisable To Get My Tongue Pierced After Diagnosed With Diabetes?
Hi i am Savannah im 16 and will be turning 17 in a few months and was thinking about getting my tongue pierced but i am diabetice and was wondering if i can still get my tongue pierced and/or what i need to do to prepare myself to getting my tongue pierced and what to expect from the piercing
Dear savannah i can understand your concerns tongue piercing is can be done in diabetes but you need to undergo some precautions for that to prevent infection. 1. check your diabetic profile and make sure that its in good control 2.meet a doctor and consider taking prophylactic antibiotic as oral region contains numberous bacteria which can harm you whrn they enter blood. 3.consider meeting doctor after 3-4 days to make sure that there is no infection. 4. monitor blood sugars 3-4 days after doing piercing to make sure that everything is ok 5.advised to meet a professional for piercing regards
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Is It Advisable To Get My Tongue Pierced After Diagnosed With Diabetes?
Dear savannah i can understand your concerns tongue piercing is can be done in diabetes but you need to undergo some precautions for that to prevent infection. 1. check your diabetic profile and make sure that its in good control 2.meet a doctor and consider taking prophylactic antibiotic as oral region contains numberous bacteria which can harm you whrn they enter blood. 3.consider meeting doctor after 3-4 days to make sure that there is no infection. 4. monitor blood sugars 3-4 days after doing piercing to make sure that everything is ok 5.advised to meet a professional for piercing regards