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I.D bracelets

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Our son has a silver link bracelet and a sport band and he alternates but they are too big for our daughters tiny wrists, any ideas? xx
 
jimmysmum said:
Our son has a silver link bracelet and a sport band and he alternates but they are too big for our daughters tiny wrists, any ideas? xx
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You could just get a simple bracelet with a heart or something on it and get the symbol engraved on it? x
 
When Jessica was that small, we bought a small gold bracelet from a jewellers, one of those identity bracelets that people have their name engraved on. We had Diabetic engraved on it instead. That was fine and when she started school we got her a Medicalert necklace to wear under the school shirt. 🙂
 
F and J both have the MedicAlert kids' sport wristbands, but they'd be much to big for D.

I like the idea of getting a normal bracelet and having it engraved ... or do you want it to be linked to somewhere like MedicAlert?

I've heard good things about www.icegems.co.uk I'm not sure whether they have anything small enough for D, but their children's wristbands look cute.
 
I get J the rubber wrist bands from this site http://www.wristbanduk.com/shop/

In some of the colours they do extra small also you can have what ever you want written on it. I have look inside written on the outside then his name, DOB, Type 1 Diabetes on insulin and my mobile number on the inside.
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Kei said:
F and J both have the MedicAlert kids' sport wristbands, but they'd be much to big for D.

I like the idea of getting a normal bracelet and having it engraved ... or do you want it to be linked to somewhere like MedicAlert?

I've heard good things about www.icegems.co.uk I'm not sure whether they have anything small enough for D, but their children's wristbands look cute.
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I bought an icegem bracelet, it is not cheap but it can be a type of project ie jewellery making thing. The actual plates with the details on have two holes either side so you just make new bracelets and clip them on. You can have the icegems one engraved with whatever you like so I copied the wording from the medicalert one so if she wears that it too can be used with the phone number and personal code. She has made about 20 odd bracelets from beads and jewels I bought from ebay !
 
Adrienne said:
You can have the icegems one engraved with whatever you like so I copied the wording from the medicalert one so if she wears that it too can be used with the phone number and personal code. She has made about 20 odd bracelets from beads and jewels I bought from ebay !
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That's a good idea. I might do that with F over the Easter holidays. She has SOOO many beads!
 
Thats great thanks 🙂

I found a site that do some really funky oness but there in the US, ive emailed to see if they will ship here, theyve got loads and charcter ones like Hello Kitty, Dora etc, have a look : http://www.petitebaublesboutique.com/

I suppose it doesnt have to be a medi one as long as its engraved with diabetes etc, didnt think of that!

My son has 2 which we got from universal medical ( i think ) and hes well happy with them, i would like to get D something pretty shes a real girly 🙂 xx
 
That looks like a great site! I love the watches. 🙂
 
Hi,
I'm having the same problem with Ben. I've got one of the sports type bracelets and it is small but it's quite stiff and the size of the engraved metal bit alone is quite big and so he seems to find it really uncomfortable. Any suggestions for a wee boy?? Also does everyone have i/d on all the time even on very young kids? Up until now I've tended only to make him wear it on long car journeys etc in case of any accidents (though I guess its just as likely on a short journey!) as the rest of the time he is always with me or his dad.
 
I don't make them wear them at home, but I insist on them wearing them when we're out, and when they're at school, especially if there is a school trip.
 
An extra thought, what about a locket?
You could get 'diabetic' engraved on the front, and then put a piece of paper inside the locket with extra information on.
Thats what my mum's looking at doing for me

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A locket is a nice idea Sophie but would a medical proffessional check it and not just think it was costume jewellery? i thought the medical 'sign' was required to be visible? although im not 100% sure on this and could be wrong.

That site i posted a link on petitebaubles do ship to the UK and only for an additional $4.50 so not bad at all, theres definitely a gap in the UK market for these 😉 x
 
Hi Jimmysmum

The website you suggested has some lovely stuff on it and not badly priced. The idea is the same as the icedgems one, you can unclip and make your own if you feel so inclined and clip them on them. They are easy and that is saying something from someone who really isn't into craft and stuff.

🙂
 
Hi,
I'm having the same problem with Ben. I've got one of the sports type bracelets and it is small but it's quite stiff and the size of the engraved metal bit alone is quite big and so he seems to find it really uncomfortable. Any suggestions for a wee boy?? Also does everyone have i/d on all the time even on very young kids? Up until now I've tended only to make him wear it on long car journeys etc in case of any accidents (though I guess its just as likely on a short journey!) as the rest of the time he is always with me or his dad.
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Ruth, they have loads of lovely boy ones on that site too and they do it by wrist size, my little D's wrist is only 4" so i got her the 4.5" bracelet 🙂 x
 
jimmysmum said:
Hi,
I'm having the same problem with Ben. I've got one of the sports type bracelets and it is small but it's quite stiff and the size of the engraved metal bit alone is quite big and so he seems to find it really uncomfortable. Any suggestions for a wee boy?? Also does everyone have i/d on all the time even on very young kids? Up until now I've tended only to make him wear it on long car journeys etc in case of any accidents (though I guess its just as likely on a short journey!) as the rest of the time he is always with me or his dad.
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Ruth
Mum to Ben,2and1/2, diagnosed Nov 2008 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Ruth, they have loads of lovely boy ones on that site too and they do it by wrist size, my little D's wrist is only 4" so i got her the 4.5" bracelet 🙂 x
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What about a necklace although Jessica didn't start wearing one till about 4. Or how about a plain silver identity bracelet from a jewellers made to fit him and then engraved. Jessica had that and kept it on permanently evening in the bath and bed.
 
The metal bracelets with Diabetes engraved on it are a good idea.
I have a rubber one with type one diabetes wrote on it, has the medi symbol on aswell. think mom found it on ebay. OH has dogtags, engaved.

You needn't worry about it looking like costume jewlery, paramedics are trained to look for medical info, usually on jewelery. If its visable, they will see it.
 
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