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- Would a MedicAlert Bracelet be a Good Thing?
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- QUESTION You recently mentioned a MedicAlert bracelet in your column. I have
- both an allergy to penicillin and diabetes. Would this be a good thing for me
- to have? Can you please tell me where to get more information?
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- ANSWER: I am happy to provide this for you and the many others who also wrote
- requesting the information. Nothing is simpler, for they have a call free
- number to make things easy for you. It is 1-800-ID-ALERT. But a MedicAlert
- identification is more than just a bracelet with a notation of your condition.
- It provides a 24 hour-a-day worldwide hot line which can provide important
- information about you to those who may have to administer emergency treatment
- when you are incapable of communicating. The emblems are individually
- engraved to meet your special needs, and can contain multiple conditions. And
- you can update your personal information as your condition and the medications
- you are taking change. Many pharmacies are now cooperating in an effort to
- distribute information about the service. The Medic Alert Foundation
- International is a nonprofit organization.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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