Possibly a good idea or not you decide

[ickihun]

ICE works for people in the know.

I was thanked for wearing my 'insulin dependant diabetic' rubber bracelet by a&e doctor.
Bracelet coutesy of this forum.

Luckily I'm very rarely without my partner and he's not shy. Ha ha
Whether he has switched off now because of all different meds changed recently? Probables!

 

[simonr1]

We are all individuals, after all. Where are you?

I live and work in the UAE. The after care is not that great as it is all private med. These are the third lot of medication I have had and by far the best yet.

 

[douglas99]

And that is one of the reasons why I wear my ideas and stuff around my waist along with instructions NOT to give me sugar unless....

No one would bother.
Your hands could be dirty, they may have something sweet on them, so the reading would be unpredictable.
And you wouldn't normally die from a hyper, the hospital can fix that.
A hypo, you might not last long enough to get there.
Although, to be fair, if an ambulance was on the way, it's unlikely you'd get sugar nowadays.

If you deteriorated before it got there, that would be a different game.

 

[douglas99]

in other words, similar to American healthcare. I have had friends who as nurses have gone and worked in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates and found the facilities and equipment top rate.

I hope everyone reading this thread realizes we are all talking about emergency care whether an EMT or hospital or clinic, not just some passerby trying for the first time in his life to get a clue about diabetes. The level of ignorance of some people out there is kind of astounding. Some people actually believe that Diabetes is catching

I don't think your note would change procedure for EMT, hospital, or clinic.

 

[douglas99]

It absolutely has in the past. And, when being admitted to the emergency triage nurse, she had some info she needed, doctor's cards and I didn't have to worry about someone getting the basics wrong while I was feeling faint

I'd probably be more worried being treated by a triage nurse that didn't know the basics to be honest, and trusting notes from patients off the street.
It kind of ruins your expectations of an ER department.

 

[Lampman]

It is the kind of decision many of us make. A tattoo conveys one piece of information, and is not likely to be lost. However, relying on a phone assumes you are not found lying in the street because you have been mugged and your phone stolen. Diabetes is not the only thing which may render you in need of first aid! I went down the SOS necklace route. It seemed the most likely to remain with me. It contains all relevant details, easily updated as necessary. Its presence alerts medics that there may be something they need to know, probably when I am in A&E where someone will know what to do about it. It also says who I am and who needs to know where I am. It needs no battery to work. It is a part of me and can simply be forgotten most of the time. No system is totally foolproof, but often the simplest idea can save the day.