HiI hope this is the right place to put this topic, other boards didn't seem that appropriate! Hi I have had 2 hypos that caused needing help, not overkill wear something to warn but keep it simple like type 1 diabetic on insulin , don't wear gold or silver depends who finds u may rob it if they think it's got value, I have on phone home screen, diabetic on insulin may need sugar
This week, a medical bracelet I ordered arrived in my mailbox. I don't have a car and cycle to all the places I need to be, which is great exercise. I also can't detect hypos while I exercise, which sometimes happens even with meticulous monitoring and having a carb snack before I go. Bad combo! And what if I get into an accident and am unconscious, how can I communicate that I need to have my glucose levels monitored?
Medical bracelets seem like a great way to receive adequate treatment on the scene of an accident. EMTs are trained to look for them and can determine immediately if I'm K.O. from a hypo by testing me, and that I can't have certain medication because of my insulin usage.
Although I'm a type LADA, I ordered my bracelet with the text "Type 1 Diabetes - Insulin Dependent" because that's basically what it is, and I've found that a lot of medical personnel are unaware of the term LADA or even type 1.5. I've never really heard of anyone else having this sort of bracelet, although they exist in all shapes and forms - for diabetics of all types, for allergies, epilepsy, ICE bracelets for kids etc..
I'm wondering if any members here have a bracelet (or other medical jewelry) like this, and what prompted you to get one? Has it ever been useful before? Is it unusual to have one, perhaps even overkill?
I hope this is the right place to put this topic, other boards didn't seem that appropriate!
This week, a medical bracelet I ordered arrived in my mailbox. I don't have a car and cycle to all the places I need to be, which is great exercise. I also can't detect hypos while I exercise, which sometimes happens even with meticulous monitoring and having a carb snack before I go. Bad combo! And what if I get into an accident and am unconscious, how can I communicate that I need to have my glucose levels monitored?
Medical bracelets seem like a great way to receive adequate treatment on the scene of an accident. EMTs are trained to look for them and can determine immediately if I'm K.O. from a hypo by testing me, and that I can't have certain medication because of my insulin usage.
Although I'm a type LADA, I ordered my bracelet with the text "Type 1 Diabetes - Insulin Dependent" because that's basically what it is, and I've found that a lot of medical personnel are unaware of the term LADA or even type 1.5. I've never really heard of anyone else having this sort of bracelet, although they exist in all shapes and forms - for diabetics of all types, for allergies, epilepsy, ICE bracelets for kids etc..
I'm wondering if any members here have a bracelet (or other medical jewelry) like this, and what prompted you to get one? Has it ever been useful before? Is it unusual to have one, perhaps even overkill?
So long as you do not lose your phone!These bracelets don't tell the whole story! I use the health app on my iPhone that has my medical history, medication with dosages, contact details of my diabetic nurse and next of kin ..... My 'phone isn't locked but I understand that this information can be accessed even if it was.
... and the phone does not have a lock screen password.So long as you do not lose your phone!
You can see the emergency information even if the phone is locked without entering a passcode.... and the phone does not have a lock screen password.
Even the FBI had problems with iPhone passwords.
Would you really want the emergency services to give you insulin if they found you hypoglycaemic?I figured having a bracelet that states I'm type1 was of limited use - much more useful for the emergency services is to know what and how much insulin to give me!
Like others, I didn't want anything too obvious, but I did find something discrete that had enough space to list my basal/bolus insulin, ISF and ICR.
When the lock screen is locked on my Oppo F1, you cannot see anything but a clock widget.You can see the emergency information even if the phone is locked without entering a passcode.
Poster stated they were using an iphone which does give you the emergency medical info without a password.When the lock screen is locked on my Oppo F1, you cannot see anything but a clock widget.
To see my private stuff you need a password.
Thats what i thought, they wont need to know ICR or ISF - if you are hypo they wont be giving you insulin. If you are high and unable to communicate they'll just put you on a drip. Besides your ICR and ISF change all the time so what will you do with the bracelet - get a new one engraved every time it changes?Would you really want the emergency services to give you insulin if they found you hypoglycaemic?
No! But I would expect the emergency services to have enough clue to know how to use the ICR/ISF - and by definition to know to check bg levels before doing anything...Would you really want the emergency services to give you insulin if they found you hypoglycaemic?
I fail to understand how carb ratio and insulin sensitivity bear relevance if the emergency services are dealing with you in an hypoglycaemic state. They attend, surely you want them to know your medical condition, not how you treat it when not hypo.No! But I would expect the emergency services to have enough clue to know how to use the ICR/ISF - and by definition to know to check bg levels before doing anything...
That does not sound a secure way of keeping ones personal medical details private.Poster stated they were using an iphone which does give you the emergency medical info without a password.
That does not sound a secure way of keeping ones personal medical details private.
Everybody and their dog could get their hands on that, especially employers with no better things to do with their time.
I will stick to my medical bracelet, paramedics can handle it ok.
Why only consider the situation of a hypo? None of the people I know who have needed emergency admission to hospital - some unconscious - were diabetic, let alone hypo. Had they been diabetic, they were not in a condition pass on dosage information. If I were in that situation I'd like to give the care team a head start at managing my diabetes.I fail to understand how carb ratio and insulin sensitivity bear relevance if the emergency services are dealing with you in an hypoglycaemic state. They attend, surely you want them to know your medical condition, not how you treat it when not hypo.
Whilst Diabetes can be controlled, I doubt if it will ever go away [not yet awhile] Unless one has been mis-diagnosed in the first place!I read the title too fast and thought it said "Medical Breasts"
I like the idea of the tattoo, but what if your diabetes somehow goes away?
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