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Permalink Reply by chisaki on June 26, 2010 at 1:21am

I'm a T1. I always wear my medical alert bracelet and necklace. You can't be too safe.

Permalink Reply by mistressbinky on June 26, 2010 at 5:31pm

Visit www.dlife.com and type preparing for an emergency in the search engine or e-mail the health professional on the site. Yes, get a medicalert bracelet. Select 2 people that you trust and give them a key to your house/APT just incase you become ill. Also, select a few friends 2 give you wakeup calls and check on your well being. Get a cat. Did you know that cats can sense when you're ill.

Permalink Reply by Richard P Cosgrove on June 27, 2010 at 1:23am

It is a good idea to give your home phone number to friends and co-workers. I have received calls from co-workers when I didn't show up for work because I decided to take a vacation day. My extended family has a key to my house.

Permalink Reply by luisvi00 on November 14, 2010 at 2:32pm

I live alone and I use a pump. I sometimes think to myself what could happen if I had a hypo im the middle of the night? Who would come for me?

I really don't know. Sometimes when I don't show in work, some colleagues caal me to see if I am ok. My family lives far away. I have to live this reallity and make the best not to go to bed with a low BG. although I wake when in hypo, we never know.

Permalink Reply by bobby on November 24, 2010 at 4:03pm

i bobby live alone and i have a medical bracelet it helps in case i have emergency

Permalink Reply by Suftroml on December 27, 2010 at 2:57pm

I live alone and have a really simple system - I have a friend who I call between six and nine everyday (we're really close so we talk almost everyday anyway).  If I don't call by nine she calls me between nine and ten (in case I forget).  If I don't answer she calls the police to have them perform a welfare check.  Basically the police just come, knock on the door and if you don't answer they come in (it's not a search, they have reasonable cause that the person is in trouble).  We have yet to have to do this, but I know the police respond usually within the hour.  It's not a perfect system but if you hypo hard you aren't going to be able to use that pendant.  It isn't like falling and not being able to get up. 

Also, if something is really messed up (way high or low) I'll hang out outside and read.  My complex has a high traffic (student apartments) so if I pass out someone will report it sooner or later.

Permalink Reply by Zazzsu on January 2, 2011 at 7:03pm

I have worn a medicalert braclet for years due to asthma and have just recently updated to a new bracelet.   Since I am highly allergic to sulfa and so many meds for diabetes have an element of sulfa, I feel it is a good idea.   

 (long story short,  I was given a med with an element of sulfa and had a severe reaction.    Most people with a mild/moderate allergy would not have reacted.    But of course, I did.    That rules out many oral meds for me.)      

 

I figure I would raher be safe in case I'm not able to communicate with people!