I tried, and I followed the advice I was given all throughout my diabetes lifetime.
"Get a medic alert bracelet, and wear it"
I have had several throughout my lifetime, but a few years ago I lost my bracelet, and never bothered to replace it. I figured "why bother....". Seems ironic seeing that I work in the front of the line pre hospital field....
Last November I purchased this fancy little medical alert bracelet from the Medical Alert Canada company. The bracelet arrived, and I have been wearing it faithfully every since!
Good for me!
Yesterday, it broke....and my pretty little beads flew all over my car. I tried to gather them up, but I am missing several. I searched and searched, calling out for my missing beads.....(and then realized my car was dirty and spent several hours after that cleaning it out)
I called Medic Alert this morning, thinking this was straight forward: It is broken, they replace. No, not that easy. Hmm....I barely like wearing this bracelet as it is....don't give me reason to steer away now!
Sure enough, I was offered no help. They will repair the bracelet for me - but it would require me to mail the bracelet at my expense and wait the 8 weeks or so. PLUS, I am missing several of the beads from the explosive break....so they said it can not be repaired!?
Ah well, I wore the bracelet and was responsible for the past 9 months. Maybe with my new beading talents I will create a new bracelet, and incorporate the medic alert tag. I think that is what I will do....give me some time, but I am sure it will be less then the 8 weeks quoted, and I will have a new (and more creative) bracelet on the go! From this frustration will come good. I promise!
(later this evening: I spent an hour or two tonight working on new beads for my bracelet (Lampworking).....hard to make small beads!! Stand by for the pics tomorrow of the beads I created, and I will get some heavy duty bracelet wire and make a creation that will not break!!)
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I have the same type of ID bracelet, and when my strap went I made one myself with some bits from the bead shop near me. I got the stretchy plastic wire, and threaded the beads and the emblem on and away I went. Its been great, and I can change the colours if I like. I'll try to remember to post a pic on my blog when I get home from work.
How is it that I have never noticed that Medic Alert bracelet? So cute! I've been on and off their website for months, trying to decide which I'm going to get when mine breaks (it's been hanging by a thread - or broken link, rather - for a while).
It's a shame that MedicAlert don't offer some type of guarantee for this bracelet. What's the point in buying something from them if the first time it breaks they're going to ask you for more money.
I use the MedicAlert bracelet with a metal chain. Functional yes, good looking DEFINITELY NOT.
Get it tatooed on the inside of your wrist! Never have to worry about losing it again :) (yes, it's Sandra, your sister, writing on your posts again :)
I spent an hour or two tonight working on new beads for my bracelet (Lampworking).....hard to make small beads!! Stand by for the pics tomorrow of the beads I created, and I will get some heavy duty bracelet wire and make a creation that will not break!!
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