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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Children Highs & Lows Complications Emotions Fitness Real Life
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My cousin, H, is a regular Blogabetes reader. When I’ve written a particularly good or provocative post I can count on getting an e-mail with the subject line: “Blog” and body that simply says: “LOL” or “You nailed it” or “Are you OK?”. But last week when I wrote about the Merits of Medical Jewelry, my cousin, who works in the health-care field, sent me a much longer e-mail that sparked a debate between us about the very thing I had written about: should the medical jewelry you wear be the standard-looking, sterling silver/gold or can you had a little flair?
I quizzed the author of WhiteCoat’s Call Room, a blog from inside the emergency department, for his thoughts on the matter.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Children Highs & Lows Complications Emotions Fitness Real Life
Tags: blood sugar management exercise fears medical ID bracelet
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I've gone back and forth about whether to wear a medical ID bracelet. Part of me says I shouldn't bother because once a paramedic friend of mine told me one of the first things they do to a person who has passed out is to check their blood sugar. Part of me says I should wear one as an extra measure of caution.
I wore a medical ID bracelet throughout my third pregnancy. I don't think I ever took it off -- not in the shower, not for exercise, nothing. I don't remember why I stopped wearing it. Perhaps I lost it. In fact, now that I think about it, I think that's exactly what happened. I had removed the ugly silver chain and replaced it with strands of colorful beads to match whatever I was wearing. Well, the chains and clasps were cheap and ...
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It should be abundantly clear to everyone by now that, when it comes diabetes and congestive heart failure, I am definitely "out". I mean, I write for two different blogs, and talk about it all the time, both online and off. And that openness has been a hallmark of mine since I was diagnosed.
A question that quickly came to light when I started this journey focused on what would happen if I found myself in a situation where I couldn't speak for myself. How would someone be able to find out that I had type 2 diabetes and CHF, and what to do for me, if I couldn't tell them?
The answer is quite simple: medical jewelry and emergency identification cards.
I have two pieces of jewelry that I wear any time that I leave home; a dog tag necklace and a custom made bracelet.
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Categories: Type 2 Real Life
Tags: medical ID jewelry
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Perusing web sites in search of a really awesome medical ID bracelet, I started to really wonder how effective these things were. I wanted something noticable to the folks who needed to see it, but barely there for those who didn't. Much to my delight, I found charms that you could attach to a bracelet. But still I wondered if the right people would see it.
So I quizzed a friend of mine who is an EMT at our local hospital about whether or not I needed to bother getting a fancy--or not so fancy--medical ID bracelet. She gave me one of those "Do you really need me to answer that question?" looks.
"No, we won't notice the charms," she said. "Or likely the necklaces or even bracelets."
"Well, it's a great comfort to know that if I'm involved in an accident and unconscious and can't discuss my diabetes that I'll be well taken care of by the paramedics WHO WON'T EVEN KNOW MY MEDICAL CONDITION!" I ranted sarcastically. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2
Tags: contest venting about diabetes
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After doing this blogging thing for a while now, I’ve learned that people get their diabetes blog fix for several different reasons. Some people are looking to gain knowledge in the management of diabetes (not from mine, I pray). Others are hoping to see that they are not alone in their struggles with this disease. Some are just looking for a laugh.
But more than anything else, I think people simply want to vent. To vent unlimitedly or vent anonymously (if you so choose to) or vent profanely if that floats your boat. People find comfort in venting their troubles to an accepting audience; one that hears where they’re coming from so crystal clearly. You can only vent about diabetes so much to friends and family. The eyes begin to glaze over like little roasted chickens on a spit when you speak at length about infusion set malfunctions or ketones.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Highs & Lows Complications Women's Issues Real Life
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I need to get Olivia a new Medic Alert bracelet. Hers broke a while back and I've jury-rigged it together, but it continues to fall off. I had her leave it at home while she was at camp.
I hear from a lot of people who don't like the bog standard Medic Alert bracelets. They're too plain, too boring, not enough like jewelry. Isn't that the point, though? Shouldn't a Medic Alert stand out so that the paramedics can see it if something happens? That's the whole point of them, no?
I know there are a lot of pretty/cute/funky medical bracelets. There are beaded ones, plastic ones and sports bracelets. I've never had one of those for Olivia. Maybe because she was diagnosed so young and never had a choice in the matter, but she's always had the boring old stainless steel bracelet. She's never put up much of a fuss over it and I've never given her the option of getting anything different. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Children Relationships Emotions Real Life
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Several weeks ago I sat in the kitchen of No. 2’s Girl Scout leader, chatting with other moms as we put together holiday crafts for the council’s fund-raising bazaar in December.
As the morning was winding down and the girls had deserted the crafts for more important things, we began cleaning up the mess (ugh! glue and glitter!) and chatting.
When S said she needed to call that day to schedule a family portrait session for the next day I didn’t hesitate to pipe up quickly and tell her that I am an amateur photographer and would be happy to do a family session with them the next day.
“Oh! And you’d be… cheaper than…,” S began.
“Free. I’d be free,” I told her.
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Categories: Insulin & Pumps Emotions Real Life
Tags: cross fear medical ID jewelry
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I have many routines each day.
I check my BG as soon as I wake up. I make sure I always weigh myself before the shower (you know for that EXACT body weight). I listen to NPR on my way into work. I am a total creature of habit.
One habit I have, or routine, is identifying myself. I do this every morning and it is always a choice I make. Every time I make this choice, I am reminded of why I have made it and what it means to me. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Highs & Lows Emotions Real Life
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I have been incredibly busy this week. I finally finished cleaning my apartment. I've packed two suitcases full of winter clothes and pictures to take back home...to help with the moving process in May. Plus I've been focusing on school: a yoga final, a 15 page paper, editing two papers for classmates, and trying to actually GET to class for once.
Between it all, I haven't had much time for the rest of my life. My post on "Balance" really hit home as my week is coming to a close. My bags are ready to be loaded tomorrow morning so I can spend the day unpacking them and visiting my mom (who I won't see again until we leave for Europe in mid May). There are multiple piles of things that need to go to the recycling center. And my school books are looming in a pile on the coffee table.
So where is diabetes in this hectic day? Right smack dab in the middle, that's where.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Highs & Lows Fitness Real Life
Tags: emergency preparedness keeping records medic alert bracelets tattoos
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Every so often, the topic of emergency medical identification comes up on one or another diabetes-related forum. Most of us agree we should wear some form of identification in case -- Deities forbid -- we should get hit by a car, pass out in the middle of the supermarket, or suffer any of a myriad of Edward Gorey-esque mishaps when we are out solo, or with someone who is not familiar with our medical histories.This holds true whether we have have diabetes or not, whether we are caregivers for people with diabetes or other chronic illnesses, and even whether or not we are out with our parents, spouses, or adult children.
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