Do you own a medical alert necklace or bracelet with the words diabetes type 1 or type 2 engraved on it? Or if you aren't a diabetic your medical condition would be engraved such as seizure disorder, asthma, allergy to penicillin, severe allergy to peanuts or other fatal diseases.
Medical alert pendants, necklaces and bracelets are very important to identify you as a diabetic or with a fatal disease.
It can readily warn anyone especially health care providers of your condition when you can't tell them what you're ill with.
There are extreme situations such as when you've lost consciousness due to a heavy load of sugar in your blood or when you experience severe hypoglycemia and you're suddenly brought to the emergency room.
In this scenario, your medical alert necklace or bracelet can identify you as a diabetic.
Both conditions have two different treatments and giving the wrong treatment can result to death.
Needless to say, these bracelets or pendants can save your life.
Medical alert pendants, tags and bracelets aren't exactly boring.
Maybe, you just wear them because it's a necessity.
You've kept them underneath your shirt, jacket, blouse or dress.
Why not wear them smartly? There are bracelets and pendants that look trendy, classy and elegant.
You can choose from different sizes, shapes and colors.
Some are made from gold, silver and titanium and are even considered as precious pieces of jewelry.
Here are some tips on how to wear them: Casual wear - Denim shorts or skinny jeans with a tank top, t-shirt or a trendy shirt are worn when you're out with your friends shopping, enjoying a cookout, grocery shopping, at a sports event, taking walks in the park with your kids or family.
When you travel, it is fun to be garbed in casual wear.
Here are some suggestions: 1.
Wear a stainless steel pendant with a chain necklace.
Choose pendants with fun designs such as a multicolored large flower, bright hearts that come in your favorite colors or if you're a fan of sports there's a soccer ball or basketball pendant with diabetes type 1 or 2 engraved on it.
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Mix and match with other pieces of jewelry.
Layer the medical alert chain necklace and pendant with a long beaded necklace made from funky stones, glass beads or multicolored beads.
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Add 2 or 3 chain necklaces in contrasting colors such as copper or bronze to make look trendy, playful or fun.
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Choose from a variety of colors and designs to match the color of your top and even your mood.
If you're wearing a casual blouse of multiple colors choose the dominant color and choose a pendant that matches that color.
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Save your diamond, pearl, gold, silver and titanium necklaces, pendants and bracelets for more formal occasions For semi-formal wear such as when attending a cocktail party and you're wearing a cocktail dress, here are some suggestions: 1.
Get the attention with a classy necklace made from tiny semi-precious stones or in combination with pearls with the medical alert pendant in gold or silver.
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Choose a necklace made from silver or gold chain necklace and pendant.
There are also titanium medical alert pendants.
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Charm pendants can do the trick too.
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Attach the gold, silver, titanium medical alert pendant to the tip of a lariat necklace.
Tips for Office or Corporate Wear 1.
A stainless steel black staff of life medical alert pendant with a stainless steel necklace.
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A simple necklace chain made from gold, silver or titanium and even a strand of medium size pearls with a pendant engraved with a chic heart, caduceus or a symbol of your choice.
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Choose a medical alert pendant with colored trimmings.
You can have red, blue, black or your favorite color that can match the color of your office uniform.
This is an understated or elegant way of wearing that important identifying pendant.
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You can use beaded necklace but it should not be too funky or colorful, choose small semi-precious, tiger's eye, dark Swarovski crystals or glass bead necklace and a metal pendant engraved with diabetes type 1 or 2.
Tips for formal occasion such as weddings, attending the opera, or a very formal fund raising event and also for proms: 1.
A gold, sterling silver or titanium alert can be elegantly attached to a full string of pearls or a necklace studded with diamonds.
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Be sure that your pendant is small shaped which can be oval or round and come in solid colors with no trimmings of another color.
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Always match your medical alert pendant or bracelet with other jewelry you're wearing such as earrings and your formal outfit.
Medical alert necklaces, pendant and bracelets have come a long way.
You can choose from a variety of designs, sizes and shapes.
They are well designed, neat and smart to match any occasion.
Collect, mix and match; use them whatever you mood is.
Grab one now if you still don't have one! It can spell the difference between life and death.
Besides, they're real cool!