Shortly after your diagnosis, you likely received a variety of pamphlets for medical alert jewelry to wear on your wrist or your neck, informing the world that you have type 1 diabetes. If you don’t ...

Medical identification bracelets are a necessity for many, but they aren’t exactly known for being fashionable. Thankfully for disabled fashion lovers, these essential bracelets — which display ...

You can have a brilliant idea — roller skates for cats, for example — but if the public doesn’t buy into it, the idea is worthless. Take medical alert jewelry. The notion goes back more than 50 years, ...

Which medical bracelet is best? When you are managing a chronic medical condition, you need to be prepared for health emergencies where you might not be able to communicate with emergency personnel ...

Medical alert bracelets and medical ID tags are a common sight at many eldercare communities. However, they may soon be giving way to a more informative and aesthetically pleasing alternative: USB ...

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I have a medical alert bracelet with the message “No BP, no needles left arm.” Because I had a lumpectomy and had three lymph nodes removed, if anyone uses a needle or a blood pressure cuff on that ...