Where can I get a cheap and reliable Medical Alert card or bracelet?

Question

It's been recommended to me my various doctors and individuals that I get a Medical Alert card of some sort. I want one that lists both medical conditions and allergies, since I have my fair share of both. I'd also prefer one that lets me list what I have instead of picking from a list of conditions. Thanks!

Answer 1

there is one you can get that will link in with your medical notes, i cant remember the name! I will ask my family and edit my answer when i find out! I do know that one of my friends carries an A4 print out page with her conditions in the print

Answer 2

If you have any kind of health insurance, you should be able to get one through them. I have Blue Cross Blue Shield and I got a Emergency Patient Information card free through them. Check with your insurance company.

Answer 3

ebay has no frills items

I had a bracelist that simply said 'see wallet card" and than I made a homemade card by printing out the medic alert symbol and gluing it to a card---

when I did have an emergency--my boyfriend remembered that I had teh card in my pocket--And they did look for it....

Answer 4

www.medicalert.org

This one is really the best. You get a bracelet or necklace, an ID card and a sticker to place in the windshield of your car.

They maintain a computer database of all your medical information, from health insurance to a living will. Medical personnel can call Medic Alert to obtain pertinent information should you be incapacitated. Medic Alert also supplies more in-depth information regarding a health condition than other companies do.

I'm a long-time member of Medic Alert. I have never had a problem. Updates are easy to make and the yearly fees are minimal. A basic emblem is included with yearly fees but they have a vast array of bracelets and necklaces that are quite fancy. They even have sport watches.

EMT

type 1 diabetic

Answer 5

Check with the local pharmacy.  

Answer 6

There is cheap, there is effective, and there is cheap and effective.

Medic Alert is a company that registers you and your bracelet and keeps up-to-date information on file about you. There are a wide variety of bracelets and necklaces to choose from at all different prices.

http://www.medicalert.org/home/Homegradi...

About the same price for the bracelet - and you put on it exactly what you want.

http://www.medids.com/

When my son was little - I just engraved a dog tags with the info needed - a lot cheaper. I put them on the zipper pulls of his coats in winter and on the his shoes in summer.