Do any of you wear any type of med alert jewelry? Because of my job i can not wear a bracelet. I am considering a necklace but also toying with the idea of getting a blue circle tattoo with the medalert shield in the center.
I do wear a silver medic alert bracelet.
Helped me once when I had a bad accident near the Philadelphia airport.
I have thought about the tattoo idea as well. Haven’t done that yet.
i wear a bracelet but its one of those 2.99 cheapie ones-my medic alert one was pearls and broke after two months-not sturdy enough doing sport. my brother in law has hemophilia and he has dog tags he wears, which i think are pretty cool. he got them from the medic alert website.
I have a Lauren's Hope guitar pick necklace that I got when I started running > 3 miles, much of which has been by myself, just in case.
I replaced the chain that comes with it, which is not that nice, with a light, linked, allegedly-titanium (titanium look maybe?) chain I got online for like $2.00 and had a jewelry store attach the charm to the necklace with a link very nicely for about $20. That was sort of funny b/c I went during xmas season and was like "can you attach this to that?" and they were like "we're busy, it'll be a few days" which was ok with me. When the lady saw what it was, she said "oh, it's a MEDICAL EMERGENCY! we'll have it in an hour!" which I was very pleased with. I'd post a pic but my ability to do so seems to be impaired these days :-(
I wear a bracelet--mostly so my mother isn't hyperventilating every time I go off alone for some reason. It's fairly plain with my name on the front so I don't forget it, and "type 1 diabetes" on the back.
So far, I've never officially had a problem where it was needed (touch wood).
I wear a bracelet but I think a necklace is a great alternative! I agree with the other post about Lauren's Hope website for medical alert jewelry (that's where I got mine from). The prices are more but they really are jewelry. So probably not the best option for sports or things like that. :)
I have bracelets also from Lauren's Hope and I really like them. It looks like they have a variety of medic alert jewellery styles at different price points. I decided to get something I really like as I wear it daily, I think I paid close to $100 for one. Also I found a 10% coupon code online and that helped.
I am currently wearing nothing because my bracelet broke about six months ago. Since I was diagnosed I've worn a plain bracelet from Medic Alert. I live alone and travel a lot, and have conditions besides T1 that warrant a medical ID, so it's definitely a good idea to have one, and I've been meaning to order a new one. I'd be conerned that paramedics wouldn't notice a tatoo, especially since they look quickly and lighting may not be ideal. I'm also not sure they would know what the blue circle symbolizes.
Go for neck jewelry. Paramedics ALWAYS look there first--seriously. I have recently been in two (not me) recent 911 incidents and the first thing the PMs do is open a shirt to check heart, etc. Mine just says Type 1 Diabetic refer to wallet card. I keep a complete list of contacts, docs, meds, doses, etc. It is all about location, location, location and normal paramedic behavior/training--it is always heart first.
Dumb questions: For those of us with pumps, shouldn't that make it pretty clear?
Zoe - I would say a tubed pump might be clear, but an omnipod might be less so.
I wear a bracelet that I found through a posting here a while back - I bought it online at ID On Me. It's water resistant with a black stretchy adjustable wristband. There's a little card that you can write your medical info on and it folds up - you place the id card inside the body of the bracelet where it says "Open Here".
I love it - I like the ability to change the contact information inside the bracelet. My husband's work number changed so I filled out a new card without having to buy a new bracelet. I wear the bracelet on my left wrist facing the inside of my wrist, figuring that is where the EMTs would check my pulse.
Probably so. I think medical people are getting more and more familiar with pumps but Omnipods are the minority so they might not have seen one before.
Left wrist Black sport band with the metal piece saying:
Insulin using
Diabetes Type 1
Contact:______
No more than $9.00.
Washes in the shower.
Lasted 12 years so far.
Yea, but there is a lot of other important stuff, if you an not conscious---A1C result, medications, contact information, etc. Pump only tells them you are diabetic. More information is always helpful, I think.
i realize the pump is a giant clue bat, but some sort of med id couldnt hurt either. since i hate anything on my wrists, it will end up bring dog tag style. with ICE numbers on it as well