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Medical Alert I.D's

ice gems has the best I've seen and not overly expensive my wife bought me a leather one with a plate and a spare bracelet including engraving only 30 squids
 
hails said:
I have a tattoo on my wrist - there is a pic in the forum somewhere of it. Its very noticable should anything happen to me!
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What a fab idea Definately something to think about, after all this isn't going to go away unless they find a cure..

Deborah
 
I thought I would dig up this thread again as I have just bought one of these and I think it is a brilliant idea.



Two dog tags from U-TAG one has my In Emergency (ICE) phone number engraved on it along with Diabetic Insulin Dependent, or it will have once I get it engraved, I didn't realise they offered that service when I ordered it... The other tag, the one shaped like a USB memory stick is just that and when plugged into a PC or a MAC will automatically open up an information page with all my medical history and current meds on it.



 
I'm guessing that this is what the other user meant about a tattoo.
I got it because as someone else said, this isn't going to go away.
Also, I feinter about 4 months after being diagnosed and the paramedic didn't notice my dog tag with my details on, so it kind of put me off of the whole talisman thing.
The first thing the paremedic will do to treat someone is to place an IV; they can't fail to notice then. It's also an easy way for people to find out about having diabetes rather than needing to bring it up.
 
jt89 said:
The first thing the paremedic will do to treat someone is to place an IV; they can't fail to notice then.
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Your confidence may be misplaced - read my posts on the subject! Paramedics aren't the only members of the emergency services to ignore it either. (Yet another incident this month to add to the sorry list, but at least they didn't remove my insulin pump this time)
 
Medic Alert also provide a card with all your detials. I keep mine in my wallet, I also have worn a Medic Alert Bracelet for a good few years, which is updated with my Diabetes detials. The bracelets are actually quite nice, I have two a gold one, which looks more like a chain bracelet and a "sweetie" bracelet, which is the same as the Links of London one, was woefully expensive (£120) but people comment on it all the time not realising it has a Medic Alert disc on it. I think as I have to wear it all the time I might as well invest in something decent. It is best not remove the disk and put them on other bracelets as the Medic Alert ones have a proper safety clasp etc.
 

I am going to order myself some of those, great idea. :mrgreen:
 
Lili, I agree with you - I never wear any jewellery, apart from a watch, so have never considered a medical alert item. Fortunately, my partner of over 10 years have never mentioned it - I think he knows I'd tell him not to be so daft. I only tell people who really need to know and who I can trust to keep quite about diagnosis, but then no-one has ever needed to do anything diabetes-related to me. When I was knocked off my bike by a driver who didn't look before opening his car door, I was able to tell the people who helped, bystanders, off-duty policewoman, ambulance staff, A&E etc, and didn't loose consciousness at any point.
But, if you do want to wear something, there are lots of options listed in these posts. Only thing I'd add is that unless it looks medical, emergency staff won't look for it / read details.
 
I have a Mediband. It's really convenient and I have it personalised with my wifes mobile phone number printed on the inside!
 
I carry a card in my wallet with my name on it and it says im "using insulin". As I don't allways carry my wallet I got a dog tag now saying "Insulin Dependent" 8)
 
I also bought mine of ebay for about a tenner. I had it engraved with the obvious points but I also included my NHS number so that any hospital could bring up my details if necessary. It saves forking out a small fortune for some of these medical alert companies!
 
My daughter was diagnosed Type 1 about 6 weeks ago so I have been searching for a child friendly Medical ID for her. Quite a few companies do the velcro wristbands for children but as my daughter is only 3 then she will just take it off and lose it. All of the bracelets I found, even children's ones, didn't go small enough for her little wrist. In the end I bought a silver charm bracelet and have ordered a medic alert charm for it. The advantage of that is that it will grow with her for a few years as even the charms alone are so expensive.
 
Hi, I got mine from www.keepsmesafe.com they are really pretty and trendy. I say ´they´ because i have several and i change them day to day. My daughter has one too she is 3 and a half. As i recall the smallest write size was 12 or 12.5 cm. It does say that the bracelets are not for small children due to choking hazards though. My daughter wears hers everyday and hasn´t had a problem she is old enough now to know not to put things in her mouth. I guess it depends on the child. Hers is really pretty with flowery crystal beads and she loves it. They also do bracelets for children that aren´t medical. They are for parents who want their child to wear an id bracelet in case they get lost or go on school excursions, they have the parents phone numbers on. It´s a good idea. Hope this helps. Maybe you could contact them and ask..there is a contact page...no harm in asking and all that.

x
 
My children had definitely medical alert bracelet. So that I ensured that they are in secured wherever they are. It contains printed small contact number.
 
I bought a pair of dog-tags from ebay - less than £5 for the pair and engraved.
Got the medical symbol and 'Diabetic' on one, Name, patient number, DOB and insulin on the back.
The second one has what I'm actually called, not my official name, emergency contact details etc.

Yes they are 'dog' tags, but they came in a variety of colours and I had no problem fitting on exactly what I wanted onto the tags.
Plus if I lose it, they were only £5.

I would like to change the chain tho'
 
I bought my daughter a "proper" medic alert bracelet when she was diagnosed, £36 complete waste of money. (one of those ones with the stretchy bracelet and the folded paper inside) constantly pinched her and the links needed replaced 3 times within a year - then she "lost it"
I recently bought her a dog tag from ebay, best £3 I have ever spent :lol: . Nice purple coloured one, with the emergency snake/staff thingy ma bob and Type 1 diabetic on the front of it, her name, d.o.b, house number and postcode and emergency contact number all on the back and it is perfectly readable. I also bought her a variety of silencers for it to spice it up a bit (including glow in the dark one) also stops the tag annoying her if it is against her skin.
Probably the same as what you have gefmayhem except only 1 dog tag not two.

As for the chain I just went to HPJ jewellers and bought a cheap silver chain for a spare.

Keep saying I am going to get myself one as I am more prone to hypo's than my daughter, one of those things I never quite get around to :roll:

If your child doesn't like wearing jewellery, you can also get zip pulls, mobile phone charms, badges and pins etc with the medical symbol on. I have a zip pull and phone charm for my daughters school bag and for her bag she carries everywhere with insulin and blood test kit in.
They have "type 1 diabetic" , name and emergency contact number on aswell. Very handy and very cheap

Fiona x
 
For some reason my parents decided to name me Paul but call me Geoff.
So, assuming I'm in a coma, the medical staff will go through my wallet, find identification and start calling my name to get me to respond. (I know they do this, I've seen it on the telly)
"Paul, Paul".
I, of course, will ignore them as that is NOT my name.

I went for the 2 tags to get as much necessary information on as possible, plus I was allowed to get 2 different colours, so while they are not Amber and Claret, its as close as I could get to team colours

How sad am I :?

Thanks for the suggestion about the silver chain Fiona, I might look for one tomorrow
 
Hi all this might help.. i work for http://www.namebadgecompany.co.uk, as well as name badges we make personalised keyrings, maybe some info on a keyring would help, if you need some help give us a call, all things can be personalised.
 
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