Medic alert jewellery is an extremely important part of life today for sufferers of heart conditions and other conditions such as diabetes or asthma. They may even act as a life saving device. In you are involved in an accident and are knocked unconscious medic alert jewellery alerts the medic that you are suffered from a particular condition or are taking a particular type of medication. My friend suffers from diabetes and recently she bought herself a medic alert diabetes bracelet.

Medic alert jewellery comes in all shapes and sizes and there is a range for men, women and children. The most popular type of jewellery is chains with pendants or bracelets with discs attached. Generally the information about the patient is contained on one side of the disc. The amount of information depends on the size and style of the disc. It is generally
accepted that the medical condition and medication along with the doctor’s name should be engraved on the inside side of the disc.

This disc is instantly recognisable to medics because on the other side of the disc is the universally recognised medical Caduceus symbol. In discussion with your doctor you should be able to come up with the most appropriate medical information to list on the disc, which can include the name of someone to call in an emergency.

Mainstream jewellery manufacturers have seen the gap in the market and have started to produce high quality and stylish medic alert bracelets. My friend bought her diabetes bracelet in gold, but you can also get silver and stainless steel jewellery. The range is quite wide and jewellery can be set with gemstones or coloured to personalise the jewellery. Most medical jewellery also comes with a manufacturer’s guarantee.