I've been to a lot of Diabetes blog sites and informational sites about Diabetes, but there hasn't been very much talk about how important it is to wear a Diabetic medical alert ID. Well I'll start the conversation by saying, that since 2007, 23.6 million children and adults in the United States have Diabetes. I have a sister with Diabetes, and my family and I are constantly insisting that she wears her medical alert ID jewelry. It really worries us that she will have a problem. and no one will know that she is a Diabetic, so she won't get the help she needs. I think that Diabetes Medical Alert Jewelry should be talked about more and definitely worn more. Thank you for reading this. :)
I'll add a link to a Diabetes medical alert ID jewelry site that sells really affordable, comfortable, and unique looking Diabetes jewelry. :)
http://www.mjcdiabeticjewelry.com/
I have worn a medicalert bracelet ever since I was diagnosed. It has broken, fallen off, and been lost several times - and each time I probably never would have bothered to fix/replace it if it weren't for my mom, who insists that I always have it on!
Sometimes I would have taken off my bracelet for a sports competition or something (even though I think we are technically allowed to keep them on despite "no-jewelry" rules in games/races), and then have forgotten to put it back on. Weeks later, as I am walking out the door to party, my mom will stop me and say, "Where's your medic alert? You're not going anywhere without that thing on." And then I would not be able to find it and would be in trouble, not to mention late to the party!
I know that it's important, but it's tough for me to really buy into wearing a bracelet or other diabetes ID simply because I have never experienced any type of emergency during the whole nine years I've had this disease. Never have I passed out and needed glucagon due to low blood sugar or anything like that. Most of the time I am with people who know that I have diabetes.
But what if?, right? That's what my mom always says - wearing your medic alert is just like insurance in case something were to happen - and she has a weird superstition that if I do take glucagon with me everywhere and wear my bracelet, then those things will never be needed, but if I ever go somewhere without them, suddenly I will need them. Better safe than sorry :)