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Humour (Diabetes Ink)

This category celebrates life with diabetes through a comedic twist. The artistic value of the tattoo is variable. No two individuals with diabetes are the same and neither are these tattoos. For them, humour is a way of cheating death.

Here’s what they’re saying:
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Diabetes Ink

“I wanted to come up with something that was a tribute to my diagnosis because that day obviously changed my life. But then also sort of put a funny twist on it. And so, I thought about, you see the expiration, like stamps on produce at the store. And I wanted to put in the expiration date for my pancreas.” -Beer

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Diabetes Ink

“Didn’t want the traditional type but wanted something different.” -Prince

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a tattoo on a person's wrist

Diabetes Ink

a tattoo on a person's arm
a tattoo on the back of a person
a person's arm with a tattoo