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To: The Westerner
Don't diabetics wear bracelets for i.d.?

I guess many do, but many don't. I don't wear one. As someone said upstream, your health is a privacy issue. I'm very upfront w/my diabetes, but many others have a need to hide their condition.

Aside from job issues, many people just don't feel a need to advertise their health status to others. How many people with HIV/AIDS are walking around w/a bracelet on??

69 posted on 10/05/2005 3:25:32 PM PDT by radiohead (Proud member of the 'arrogant supermagt')
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To: radiohead

Many years ago when I was raised, it was considered a universal signal to an id bracelet when caring for an accident victim. I did not know that attitudes had changed. I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want that to be instantly identified, particularly a diabetic going into shock. Perhaps you have some other means...and I hope you don't say it's in your wallet.


77 posted on 10/05/2005 5:24:43 PM PDT by The Westerner
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