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Wristbands

Jase69

Jase69

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Type of diabetes
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I was just wondering whether or not you can get free wristbands or bracelets from anywhere?
 
I don’t know about free but you can get them from eBay for under a fiver.
 
wristbands are not needed just because you have Type2, but are of benefit if you on drugs/inslin with a risk of Hypos as they will result in any medics starting with a BG test. (Likewise, anyone who has had first aid training, will know to consider hypos if they see your risk band.)
 
ringi said:
wristbands are not needed just because you have Type2, but are of benefit if you on drugs/inslin with a risk of Hypos as they will result in any medics starting with a BG test. (Likewise, anyone who has had first aid training, will know to consider hypos if they see your risk band.)
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I know they're not needed I was just simply asking, I've had diabetes for a while just newbie on this patronising page, but thanks
 
ringi said:
wristbands are not needed just because you have Type2, but are of benefit if you on drugs/inslin with a risk of Hypos as they will result in any medics starting with a BG test. (Likewise, anyone who has had first aid training, will know to consider hypos if they see your risk band.)
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Type 2s may not need to have ID to indicate their diagnosis, but I feel happier wearing my SOS Talisman, it might just prevent me being hitched up to a Dextrose drip if I was rendered unconscious!
 
No if you complete the survey it asks what wristband you would like among the choices are insulin dependent and also T2 diabetes.
 
Rachox said:
Type 2s may not need to have ID to indicate their diagnosis, but I feel happier wearing my SOS Talisman, it might just prevent me being hitched up to a Dextrose drip if I was rendered unconscious!
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The Dextrose drip will not kill you, unlike a hypo. The wristbands have two main usages.
  • Stops people (including the police) assuming that a person who has been drinking can be just left to sleep it off.
  • Allows pragmatics to choose who to check first if they have lots of people to deal with. (Think Manchester bombing.)
My first aid training was to always give sugar to someone with diabetes (regardless of type) if they are feeling or looking faint, as the hospital will have more than enough time to undo any harm from making a high BG even higher and the person is going to hospital to get checkout unless they run away before the ambulance arrives.
 
ringi said:
The Dextrose drip will not kill you, unlike a hypo. The wristbands have two main usages.
  • Stops people (including the police) assuming that a person who has been drinking can be just left to sleep it off.
  • Allows pragmatics to choose who to check first if they have lots of people to deal with. (Think Manchester bombing.)
My first aid training was to always give sugar to someone with diabetes (regardless of type) if they are feeling or looking faint, as the hospital will have more than enough time to undo any harm from making a high BG even higher and the person is going to hospital to get checkout unless they run away before the ambulance arrives.
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As I said I’m happier wearing ID. Don’t like to pull rank but my nurses’ training says you check any diabetics’ blood sugar before instigating treatment. We’ll have to agree to differ here.
 
Might be better having a tattoo near the wrist instead so that the ambulance can see straightaway.

Something like -

“Type 1 Diabetic”
 
I think the OP was asking about the availability of free wristbands not our opinion on whether he needs one or not.

If he thinks he needs one then that is his prerogative.
 
@Jase69 . Welcome to the forum. As a T1 it's highly unlikely our paths will cross in the future.
In answer to question, I believe one poster may have posted an appropriate link.
Sadly at times some posters fail to answer questions and choose to provide information not requested instead.
Please don't feel patronised, there's some very knowledgeable people here, especially T2's
 
Jase69 said:
I was just wondering whether or not you can get free wristbands or bracelets from anywhere?
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You probably can, but it is far easier to search for ones that you pay a nominal price for.

I paid $20.00 for a credit card size medical id card several months ago which has all my medical details and contacts on it when scanned.
 
Rachox said:
As I said I’m happier wearing ID. Don’t like to pull rank but my nurses’ training says you check any diabetics’ blood sugar before instigating treatment. We’ll have to agree to differ here.
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That because as a nurse you were trained based on having the equipment to do so at hand, along with having time. So clearly when able to check BG first you do so. I hope any nurse with access to a meter would check BG before giving sugar regardless of any wristband.

Personally, I do not want most people knowing I have diet controlled Type2 in an emergency as it may slow them down, and does not change any standard first aid. It's on my national NHS records, so anyone in a hospital setting will know as soon as they have my name etc. And if I can't speak to give my name, then I very much expect BG would be checked.

(The training I have had is “mountain first aid” when you don’t have access to anything and it may take 2 or 3 hours to get help.)
 
@ringi . So is it fair to say that the answer to the OP's question is a " DO NOT KNOW"
 
Rachox said:
As I said I’m happier wearing ID. Don’t like to pull rank but my nurses’ training says you check any diabetics’ blood sugar before instigating treatment. We’ll have to agree to differ here.
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Hi. Slightly off topic but I was on a Red Cross First Aid course last month and the presenter said giving some immediate glucose was the best advice. If you are hyper then the small additional glucose will not cause any harm and to not do that risks a hypo deepening which can be harmful.
 
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