Category: Fashion, Jewelry & Accessories

How to Choose Medical ID

It’s a relatively small thing, but it can be a literal lifesaver: medical alert jewelry. For people living with diabetes (or allergies, or asthma, or any other chronic condition), a simple bracelet or necklace can reveal medical information when it’s most important. And there are thousands of options for medical jewelry – from the standard stainless-steel oval-and-chain bracelet to gold cuffs. So how do you choose one?
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Diabetes Supply Cases Worth Carrying

Diabetes Supply Cases Worth Carrying

Diabetes is rarely a glamorous condition, and that’s especially true when it comes to stashing and transporting all the high- and low-tech doodads we use to keep ourselves healthy. While most glucometers come with their own black vinyl zipper cases, you don’t have to be stuck with factory-issued fashion. Both men and women with diabetes have options than you may think.
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Darren Pawloski

Darren Brass, a Tattoo Artist with Type 1 Diabetes

Today, Darren is not only a renowned tattoo artist known for his work through TLC's "Miami Ink," he's also covered in tattoos himself, challenging the old-fashioned rule that diabetics can't get tattoos because their bodies don’t heal properly. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1972 at barely 18 months old, Brass was in a hyperglycaemic coma for several days before one of the doctors finally asked if anyone had thought to check his blood sugar.
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