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Medical ID

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MeganN

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Does anyone wear this??

The hospital advised that I wear one. Just got it through the post.
 
I don't wear anything, but I do carry a (rather faded!) card in my pocket saying I'm diabetic 🙂
 
I also carry a card, just like a plastic credit card, with all my details on.
 
I currently don't carry anything.....maybe I should.

(I do have a handbag full of insulin, testing kits and glucose on me at well times, but I suppose this is not enough really.)
 
I carry a card in my wallet.
 
I have a credit card type thing and now a rather nice bracelet from A website. It's nice coz you can buy new bracelet bits without paying for a tag everytime.
 
Where can you get the ID cards from?
 
Northerner said:
I don't wear anything, but I do carry a (rather faded!) card in my pocket saying I'm diabetic 🙂
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Must be a bit cold at this time of year!😉
 
I used to have a card translated into different langueages in my credit card folder (I mean how daft - you'd go mad wouldn't you if a perfect stranger who'd found you semi comatose in the street went rummaging in your handbag?) but both the card and the folder disintegrated 20 years ago-ish.

Since then, nowt whatsoever other than all the paraphernalia - test kit, pens, now replaced by the pump about my person and a syringe for emergencies in the inner depths of my bag .....

I have thought about a bracelet several times but silver turns itself and me black and the gold are far too expensive. And usually far too chunky on 6ins circumference wrists !
 
I wear a medic alert emblem around my neck.There is an annual fee it has a UK telephone number which can be contacted 24/7, it has my unique ID.

This will allow medic personnel access to appropriate data about me, medication next of kin, advance directive, blood group & GP.

It also comes with a card that can be kept in a wallet or handbag.

The neck chain and disc are made of stainless steel and has no intrinsic value, unlike a wallet or purse that can be mislaid or stolen, furthermore I swim regularly where a card is not of much use, but the necklace is around my neck 24/7.

At the end of the day it is a personal choice, for me it is worth every penny, it could well save my life.🙂

http://www.medicalert.org.uk/news/news/post/14-medicalert-in-action-survey/
 
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I wear an ID bracelet when I am in the car, it has a freephone call to give a list of my condition and prescription drugs, next of kin etc.
Bracelets (including titanium hypoallegenic) at : https://www.myomr.com , includes free on-line registry at https://www.myomr.com - no annual charge free for life.
 
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Vicsetter said:
I wear an ID bracelet when I am in the car, it has a freephone call to give a list of my condition and prescription drugs, next of kin etc.
Bracelets (including titanium hypoallegenic) at : https://www.myomr.com , includes free on-line registry at https://www.myomr.com - no annual charge free for life.
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I must point out that I advocate the wearing of any ID that identifies the wearer as having a condition such as diabetes, not exclusively the Medic Alert ID, so long as the wearer can be confident that the emblem is recognised for what it is
 
I've got a surfy-style wristband with a stainless bit reading 'Type 1 Diabetes', an SOS talisman thinghy (that still thinks I'm on MDI) on my keys and a card in my wallet.

I went for years without, but decided on the wristband when I started running/gymming as if I keeled over there I'd be surrounded by lucozade and wanted to make sure people knew to get me some - it's really just a reminder for the staff! 🙂
 
Dizzydi said:
I currently don't carry anything.....maybe I should.

(I do have a handbag full of insulin, testing kits and glucose on me at well times, but I suppose this is not enough really.)
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I carry glucagon and dextrose in my handbag too, even when I'm on my own, so if "they" see this "they" will come to the wrong conclusion, won't they....
 
No I don't carry any ID on me haven't done so for a long time...

I find that bracelets etc are a false security...

If somebody doesn't click, my insulin pump, blood glucose meter, test strips etc and don't click that I have an medical condition they are very unlikely to start looking for medical Alert bracelets etc...

Most of the general public aren't aware of Medical Alert jewellery in the first place, so first thing they do is rummage through bags, handbags and pockets etc... Looking for purses, wallets and mobile phones to find out who you are, and somebody to contact...

So I have ICE, T1 diabetic programmed into my mobile with emergency numbers attached, and generally have my driving licence on me as well...
 
I wear a medic alert chain and disc with all my details on.
 
I have a bright pink cammo wristband medical ID. The insert has space for contact, medical and allergy info. I have a matching card in my purse and ICE info on my phone. There's nowt like belt AND brace says I. :D
 
Ellie Jones said:
No I don't carry any ID on me haven't done so for a long time...

I find that bracelets etc are a false security...

If somebody doesn't click, my insulin pump, blood glucose meter, test strips etc and don't click that I have an medical condition they are very unlikely to start looking for medical Alert bracelets etc...

Most of the general public aren't aware of Medical Alert jewellery in the first place, so first thing they do is rummage through bags, handbags and pockets etc... Looking for purses, wallets and mobile phones to find out who you are, and somebody to contact...

So I have ICE, T1 diabetic programmed into my mobile with emergency numbers attached, and generally have my driving licence on me as well...
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Emergency personnel are trained to look out for ID tags such as medic alert. I was a first aid instructor, this was always something that we used to make first aiders aware of as a matter of importance.
 
I have always got a "Medic Alert" on me. The ambulence guys arnt mind readers ! They are good but give them a chance to help you ! 🙂
 
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