Medic tags are used for lots of things. My neice wears one because she has Crone’s. There are girls in my daughter’s class who wear them because they are peanut allergic and penicillin allergic. I know someone who wears one because he is epileptic. Another person wears one because of a heart condition. Seems to me that someone with any kind of medical condition should wear one. You never know when it might come in handy. Hopefully never, but an ounce of prevention…
I’m Type 2 and ordered a simple waterproof bracelet http://stylealertjewelry.com/blackrubber/ that I wear when traveling,sports, or anytime I’m without a wallet. When not in use, I just clip to my testing kit to remind me.
Thinking of getting a 2nd one for more stylish outings, but then I’d need some outings of any type to attend first. But I will be wearing mine tonight for New Years Eve. Happy New Year all!
It comes down to fear.
Weigh the Fear of what someone will think when seeing you with a bracelet versus the Fear that no one will know what to do for you if you have some kind of life-threatening emergency.
I am newly diagnosed, and am not much of a jewelry person, plus, I am kind of a cheapskate, and have read many people saying they lose them and have to replace them, so I can’t justify that. However, I am a tattoo collector, and am planning on having the medic alert symbol tattooed on the inside of my right wrist. I also have a heart condition and high blood pressure, all diagnosed recently with the diabetes, so I want to make sure no matter what, I have something to make it known I have a card in my wallet. Now, my question is, I have seen tattoos on this site, but they all say “Diabetic” on them, but since I have more than diabetes, should I just get the symbol, or should I have “Medic Alert” tattooed around it? Thanks!!! Chris.
I wear a small medical ID tag on my watch and have for several years now. And I always wear my watch, even at night. Only thing is, I notice that it actually uses the word “Diabetic” on the tag. I don’t mind that at all, but I have talked with some medical community people who feel that the term is somewhat offensive. Interesting though, as the person who first mentioned that she didn’t care for that word doesn’t even have diabetes.
I know what you mean… I had a liver transplant in 1990 and the drug that keeps me from rejection gave me diabetes. I have a list of things blood pressure etc. I’m thinking of getting also a Medic Alert tattoo as well. Although I havent really needed the alert???
get the medic symbol with diabetes, heart condition and high blood pressure going around it.
I understand what you mean about the fear, esp as a teen, you don’t want to be different. For me, I finally got over that by realizing that anyone who was worth impressing or was a real friend wouldn’t worry about my diabetes as making me different. Does he really care what some immature twit will think of him because he has diabetes or will he let his friends help him by supporting him. His real friends will want to help, he should let them, it will help him not start to isolate himself because he feels different and help maintain those friendships
Most of the people I’ve met over the years (past, oh, the 5th grade or so) have really been more curious about it. Some were uncomfortable about asking, but since I don’t make a big deal out of it, it doesn’t become a big deal. I also tend to look at as this: The more people who know I am diabetic, the better chance I have if something goes wrong.
I suspect he’ll get to this point, but it just may take a while. Me, I’m old, cranky and cynical of a lot of things. I’ve realized over the years that there are very few people in the world that I need to impress, fewer yet that I want to impress and of any of those, if diabetes matters, it just makes my list smaller!
PS I wear one…all the time.
PS+1. I’m type 1 or 1.5. In my purse’s outside pocket: Insta-glucose 24 gm gel, Raspberry glucose tabs, and 1 glucagon kit. 1/2 cereal bar in a baggie for giving me a nice slow rise that hangs on.
I used to wear one for a long time. But I bought the really cheap one with a raised emblem on it from the grocery store. I ended up scratching myself in the face with it while I was sleeping. I left it on until my fiance started waking up with scratches on his face. The emblem was starting to come up so I threw it away with the thought that I would get a new one with an engraved emblem. Never did it though. They’re expensive.
Is Erez running high blood sugars - shall we say above 400 - so he’ll need a paramedic? Is he swinging? To what extent?
There are risks, but a lot of people with diabetes get tattooed. There is a group here called Inked Diabetics. We just have to take extra caution and make sure our sugars are in check when we get tattooed. I am pretty heavily covered, and they have all healed really nicely. It is a risk, but it’s one worth taking!!!
I used to wear the bracelet and then the necklace that you buy at the pharmacy, but they told me they are not selling those anymore. 
I found one at Wal-Mart that is a red Live Strong type bracelet. There is a silver clasp on it with the medical symbol. If you open it up, it says this patient has diabetes. It tells them to see a wallet card that I have filled out in my wallet, but if they get the idea that I am diabetic…I am happy. This is my first post with a little picture. 