What should I have put on a medical alert bracelet?

Question:

My boyfriend recently was diagnosed with diabetes. He is thinking about getting a medical alert bracelet or neckchain. What are we supposed to have put on it? His name? Obviously his condition.. a doctor's name? (What if he changes doctors somewhere down the road, this necklace costs like $60.) Does he put a contact name and phone number? Or does it just say "diabetic?" Please let us know what's supposed to go on it, in an emergency, we're not sure how much information will be needed. Emts, doctors or nurses especially. Thanks a lot.

Answers:
just put 'Diabetic' and any special instructions if they are not normal diabetic needs
dr's name is not necessary
also put any known allergy problems

Other Answers:
My sister had the same question, It just needs Diabetic on it

Mainly his name and "diabetic" this is an alert to whom ever is treating him if anything ever happens. It helps the to determine what treatment to use alot faster.

It only needs to say Diabetic.I wear one that says Hypochondriac.One word says it all.

well i have a couple necklaces and braceelts. i just make sure i have one on. two of them have my name and list my condition and the other two have just my condition. you have them so the hosp or emts dont do anything to effect it. its not normally for identification

Put "Diabetic" on it. Also, frequently there is a wallet card to go with it. If there's anything else critical it will go on that and it goes behind the driver's license.
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from my bracelet instructions

On my bracelet it has my condition and the medicines that I am allergic to.
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Personal experience

He could also carry a card in his wallet with more info on it.. I maybe wrong but I think there is something out with like a number or barcode that can be scanned and all the patients info come up for the dr.s..

he should include the abbreviation- iddm if he is insulin dependent,also include any allergies.if he is not allergic to any medications include nkda-stands for no known drug allergies.
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medic

I have "TYPE I DIABETIC" on my med-alert braclet, and "diabetic" in english and spanish on a med alert dog tag. You can get ones (I think they look kinda stupid) that have little information tabs in them, but once you pull out the information slip, its almost impossible to get it back in.
I think that a necklace with a long chain is a better bet than a man braclet because more men wear chains with stuff (religious metals, crosses, ect) on them than they do braclets.
If you're worried about having the right people contacted if your boyfriend were to be found, I would encourage him to put ICE numbers (in case of emergency) in his phone, rather than get a Med ID braclet. The ICE people should have his current information, so his doctor can be called, ect. Besides, its way easier and cheaper to change contact information in a cell phone than on a med ID thing.

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