ClaireG Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Do any of you know where i can get a cheap medic alert type bracelet from? The tablets i have been put on for my diabetes can cause hypos and it's also looking more likely that i will be put on insulin soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 OH got his from - http://www.medicaltags.co.uk/ just sell the tags. www.medicalert.co.uk is the offical one, but you have to subscribe to the service and they update your medical records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 These are pretty cheap. Most others come up in the 25 to 35 quid bracket. There is a good selection available Here. The U-Tag came up best on The Gadget Show - it has a USB so you can potentially record more information on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thank you both I'm liking the usb tags and the plastic wristband things are very cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 These are pretty cheap. Most others come up in the 25 to 35 quid bracket. There is a good selection available Here. The U-Tag came up best on The Gadget Show - it has a USB so you can potentially record more information on it. I was thinking of getting one too as I am anaphylactic to penicillin. I don't know how likely it is that I might be given penicillin without me or my family being asked so I have not got around to getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazard Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 my hubby is type 2 diabetic and i got him a bracelet with diabetic on it for christmas £10 on ebay they still have them on there and they are unisex hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazard Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 chatty chicken penicillian is not only in tablet form as antibiotics its in food eg the blue veins in cheese is penicillin as is mould on foods not that im saying you eat mouldy food im allergic to penicillin also and will go into anaphylactic shock i wear a sos tag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I have a Medic Alert bracelet but rarely wear it as it can easily catch in machinery and so on. I've ordered one of those Medibands to see what they are like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I have a Medic Alert one - had it for years and it has lasted well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 This thread has reminded me that I need to get a road id for when I cycle, thank you I never carry any for of id on me when I cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks to the original poster and those who contributed I have now ordered a band as I have been on anticoagulants for 12 years and never got round to getting anything primarily as I can only wear gold or silver and they are just so expensive I do carry my warning card in my purse though. Thank you ladies and any gentleman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
