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'''Diabetes''' mellitus is a disease characterized by the inability of the body to regulate blood sugar levels caused by a lack of the hormone insulin, resistance to insulin, or both.
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Diabetes often contributes to frequent and/or recurring [[Infection|infections]] and may also increase the time required to [[Wound Healing|heal]] cuts, bruises or other [[Wound|wounds]]. For this reason, diabetics should consult a [[Doctor|doctor]] before being [[Pierced|pierced]] or [[Tattoo|tattooed]], as the condition can greatly reduces the ability of the body to [[Wound Healing|heal]] [[Wound|wounds]] properly.
'''Body jewelry''' in a ring configuration is always measured by ''inner'' '''diameter'''. In smaller [[Gauge|gauges]], this doesn't make much difference, but when you consider a 2ga ring, the inner diameter may be 3/4", but because the [[Metal|metal]] itself is so thick, the outer diameter of the ring could possibly be over an inch and a quarter.
 
It is important that ring diameter be chosen in a "piercing-appropriate" fashion - for example, a common mistake for inexperienced piercers is to use rings with too small a diameter for [[Nipple|nipple]] piercings (for example, 3/8" rings in a female nipple), failing to account for normal [[Swelling|swelling]] during [[Wound Healing|healing]], and erection/contraction related to temperature, leading to [[Rejection|rejection]].
 
== See Also ==
* [[Captive Bead Ring]]

Latest revision as of 02:30, 17 September 2023

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Body jewelry in a ring configuration is always measured by inner diameter. In smaller gauges, this doesn't make much difference, but when you consider a 2ga ring, the inner diameter may be 3/4", but because the metal itself is so thick, the outer diameter of the ring could possibly be over an inch and a quarter.

It is important that ring diameter be chosen in a "piercing-appropriate" fashion - for example, a common mistake for inexperienced piercers is to use rings with too small a diameter for nipple piercings (for example, 3/8" rings in a female nipple), failing to account for normal swelling during healing, and erection/contraction related to temperature, leading to rejection.

See Also