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09-03-2007, 09:04 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 751
| | | Do you wear some form of ID
Hello everyone - I wondered if you are wearing an ID bracelet or necklace or some other kind of ID.
Currently I do not, but I wonder if I should. I'm T2, not on medication but my concern is if I am in an accident and unconscious it is my understanding that the emergency people will start an IV of some kind of glucose solution and I sure don't want them doing that. I typically do not experience lows so I am not afraid at this time of being unconscious from a low.
Dawn |
09-03-2007, 09:08 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 404
| | | I wear a neoprene bracelet with "Diabetic" stiched into it.
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2x 850mg Metformin
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09-03-2007, 09:15 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Macomb Twp, Mich
Posts: 868
| |  Hello Dawn.... Its not a bad idea. I wear one because im diabetic,have a stint,and take blood thinners for life,so in my case,its really important. I found a great one after many days of searching. It closes with velcro,so it doesnt flop or spin around on your wrist,and its engraved on the back.
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Diagnosed Type 2 April '07
2000mg Metformin daily,Crestor,Plavix,Atenolol,Pottasium,Diet Coke taken as needed!!
(April '07-A1C= 6.9)
(August '07 A1C= 6.4)
(March '08 A1C= 6.4)
(June '08 A1C= 6.3)
(Sept '08 A1C= 7.4)   When signmakers go on strike, is their anything written on their signs?? |
09-03-2007, 01:01 PM
| | Junior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posts: 95
| | | I should wear an ID since I'm on insulin, but on a limited budget, can't afford a gold one and am allergic to other medals. But I DO carry a bright orange card in my wallet in front of my license stating that I am a Diabetic. Also have one on the dashboard of my car. |
09-03-2007, 02:56 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: illinois
Posts: 3,316
| | | i've got a cheapie silicon one-$ 7.99 w/s & h.....i hate stuff on my wrists-so i only wear it when i'm out trish |
09-03-2007, 03:14 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pierceton, In.
Posts: 133
| | | I wear a metal band that says diabetes on it. I also carry a card in my wallet.
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Diagnosed- 10-05-06
A1C-8.9 on 10-05-06
A1C-7.4 on 1-14-07
A1C-6.2 on 3-12-07
A1C-7.0 on 7-23-07
A1C- 5.7 on 2-16-08 
A1c- 5.8 on 9-3-08 
Medicine
Metformin-500mg. twice a day
Diet & exercise
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09-03-2007, 05:17 PM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,807
| | | I'm a type 1 and I don't even wear ID. I have a wallet card, but I never got around to writing my info on it. |
09-03-2007, 08:35 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: montreal
Posts: 342
| | | I wear a metal chain and tag that says Diabetic and card in wallet.But i just ordered a Medic Alert bracelet(the cheapest one)because i take 27 pills a day+insulin and i have Parkinson.So i need a form of bracelet that will give the medical staff all my files.Bye Ricky
__________________  Hi my name is Richard for short Ricky .I'm from Montreal Canada .Diabetic since 1993.
Medication:humolog/humulin N/Metformin/Glyburide.
Also PARKINSON disease since 2005.  A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere .
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09-03-2007, 11:10 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: louisiana
Posts: 110
| | | i wear a neclace...and have a wallet card...im only a prediabetic bit sometimes go lo or have very rapid drops on bg...stimes 90-100 mgs in 10 -30 min...
just in case i go lo and start acting funny...tho i never passed out. i also have othr health conditions so its best i wear one
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conditions: tourette syndrome; mild type 2 DM; kidney disease w proteinuria; asthma/copd, chronic hypokalemia
meds: haloperidol, clondine hcl, potassium chloride, lisinopril
hometown: new orleans, LA...proud to call it home
persistance is the key to success.  |
09-03-2007, 11:10 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: louisiana
Posts: 110
| | | i feel drunk wen im lo...or hi for that matter...thats main reason i wear it...
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conditions: tourette syndrome; mild type 2 DM; kidney disease w proteinuria; asthma/copd, chronic hypokalemia
meds: haloperidol, clondine hcl, potassium chloride, lisinopril
hometown: new orleans, LA...proud to call it home
persistance is the key to success. |
09-04-2007, 04:44 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Medford Massachusetts
Posts: 322
| | | I'm a type 1 and I wear a medic alert but I only did that when my son was diagnosed 3 years ago. I've been diabetic for 16 years, go figure. But yes I wear one. |
09-04-2007, 06:56 AM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 4,822
| | | I'm a type 1 pumper and wear a gold medical ID bracelet. I never take it off.
Karen |
09-04-2007, 08:12 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 468
| | | Yes I wear one as well. Mine is a leather braided band with just a plate that syas Diabetes on it. My Dr and my husband insisted on it so I wanted something that blended in with the rest of these things my 9 yr old keeps putting on my arm. lol
I also keep a card in my purse with the meds I am on and my Dr's info on it.
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I am a Type II, DX - 5/11/07
Meds - Metformin 425MG 3x daily
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09-04-2007, 08:45 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kent, WA USA
Posts: 2,765
| | | I wear the pink beaded one that MedicAlert sells. I have a few other ones from MedicAlert, but the pink one is the only one engraved with "Insulin Pump" as well as "Diabetes, Hypertension, Allergic to PCN, Sulfa, Iodine". The other MA bracelets I have, just have the rest of the stuff on there...didn't have a pump when I got those ones. I also like the pink one because it doesn't have that really difficult clasp on it, the one that takes two hands to open it...lol.
My husband and 5th child have MA bracelets as well. My husband and I keep the wallet cards behind our driver's licenses and I got one of those self-stick business card holders to attach PJ's wallet card to her carseat.
__________________  Rikki @--'--,--'--
Diagnosed in 1989
A1c 6.4 - Mar. 08 
Currently pumping Novolog in my PURPLE MM722!
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09-04-2007, 01:28 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 1,738
| | | Dawn, you bring up a really good point for anyone heavily on medication or in a risky situation. But as a non medicine user, I would think that if you had a situation where you were not conscious, worrying about a temp BG spike would be the least of your concerns.
I never heard of emergency medical people going through peoples wallets, but maybe they do.
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