Medical alert bracelets

[Guest guest]

I signed up for Medic Alert. Only $20 a year after the initial

setup fee of $35 <and you get a free bracelet or necklace>. I

decided on this because I am allergic to many medications and also

because I use insulin. They will also call your family if anything

happens. I guess I am a little scared because I was in a car

accident once and I was so shook up I couldn't remember half the

medications I was taking much less all of my allergies. Noone

called my family for hours and I was in the emergency room all

alone. Kat

[Guest guest]

katakaniki wrote:

>

> I signed up for Medic Alert. Only $20 a year after the initial

> setup fee of $35 <and you get a free bracelet or necklace>. ... No one

> called my family for hours and I was in the emergency room all

> alone. Kat

Good decision for you to have one then. I had totally forgotten about a

yearly fee. How does this work? Do you wear some form of ID with a

phone number on it and then someone would call the phone number and hear

your medical situation?

Amber

[Guest guest]

Yes, I wear the bracelet that was free for signing up. I wear it on

the same wrist that I wear my watch so it is not too noticeable.

They offer some cool looking sport bands that I intend on ordering

down the road sometime. Here's what mine says: DIABETES,

TACHYCARDIA, HTN, ALLERGIC TO ACE INHIBITORS AND OTHER MEDS. Then

there is my ID number and a telephone number. Kat

[Guest guest]

What does Tachycardia mean?

--- amber@... wrote:

> katakaniki wrote:

>

> >

> > > Here's what mine says: DIABETES,

> > > TACHYCARDIA, HTN, ALLERGIC TO ACE INHIBITORS AND

OTHER MEDS. Then

> > > there is my ID number and a telephone number.

Kat

> >

> Where did you find a bracelet that says Tachycardia

on it?

>

> Amber

>

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Gloria Lysa gloria9055@...

[Guest guest]

I wear a silver bracelet that says

Jim Hart

Phone Number

Diabetes

Glucose in Pocket

I carry a tube of cake frosting in my pocket at all times.

Cost me about $12 including shipping over the internet.

Jim

Do you wear some form of ID with a

> phone number on it and then someone would call the phone number

and hear

> your medical situation?

>

> Amber

[Guest guest]

Jim Hart wrote:

>

> I wear a silver bracelet that says

>

> Jim Hart

> Phone Number

> Diabetes

> Glucose in Pocket

>

> I carry a tube of cake frosting in my pocket at all times.

> Cost me about $12 including shipping over the internet.

>

> Jim

Ok, so you don't then have to belong to any service. All the info is

right there. The makes sense to me for my husband. I rather doubt

he'll want one, however. I'm almost always with him. But time will

tell, that's for sure.

Amber

[Guest guest]

Gail McDermott wrote:

> Amber-

> If you get an OFFICIAL Medic Alert bracelet

> Gail

Thanks for the info. I've discussed a bracelet with him, but he wants

to wait to see what will actually happen, e.g. will he be put in insulin

or not. I just phoned the Dr. office and they will fax his blood test

results to us as soon as they are received. So we won't have to wait

for Wed. to at least learn the results. Will discuss w/Dr. on Wed.

afternoon.

Amber

[Guest guest]

Exactly. The medallion or bracelet says something like DIABETIC--ON INSULIN (or

whatever) and gives a telephone number and a serial number. An ER nurse (say)

will call and say, " I have a patient here with a MedicAlert badge number

____________, " and the MedicAlert operator will say, " Yes, that's Mrs. X, who

takes drugs A, B, and C. Her doctor is Dr. _______, and she has insurance with

WXY. . . . "

Re: Re: Medical alert bracelets

Good decision for you to have one then. I had totally forgotten about a

yearly fee. How does this work? Do you wear some form of ID with a

phone number on it and then someone would call the phone number and hear

your medical situation?

Amber

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