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Can I Get My Tongue Pierced If I Suffer From Type I Diabetes?

hi im type one diabetic and I wanted to get my toungue pierced but I dont know if I can I allready had two piercings on the bottom of my lip two of them and nothing     append they healed so can you please answer my question because I want to pirced my toungue?
Tue, 29 Apr 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

Well wound healing does take time in diabetes and so does infection treatment, a definitive possibility of piercing. So I would suggest you avoid the procedure if it is not too urgent a requirement.

However if you really have to go through the procedure, meet your doctor regularly to keep your sugars well controlled and to prescribe an appropriate antibiotic cover.

Suggest checking HbA1c and sugars reguarly by glucometer

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further.

I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you.

Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination.

Please feel free to ask another query. I would be glad to help you. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further.
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Can I Get My Tongue Pierced If I Suffer From Type I Diabetes?

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query Well wound healing does take time in diabetes and so does infection treatment, a definitive possibility of piercing. So I would suggest you avoid the procedure if it is not too urgent a requirement. However if you really have to go through the procedure, meet your doctor regularly to keep your sugars well controlled and to prescribe an appropriate antibiotic cover. Suggest checking HbA1c and sugars reguarly by glucometer I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Please feel free to ask another query. I would be glad to help you. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this) Best of luck.