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Poll Results   What kind of medical identification do you or your child carry?     Vote once for whichever you do most often         Bracelet or necklace, most of the time     62%   (374)         Bracelet or necklace, sometimes     8%   (52)         Bracelet or necklace, rarely     5%   (31)         Paper or wallet card, most of the time     7%   (47)         Paper or wallet card, sometimes     1%   (6)         Paper or wallet card, rarely     1%   (7)         Don't carry, too young     4%   (26)         Don't carry, don't want to     5%   (35)         Other     3%   (22)

What kind of medical identification do you or your child carry? Poll dates: June 27 - July 4, 1999 Total Votes: 600 The symptoms of hypoglycemia can often be confused with other problems, especially by people unfamiliar with diabetes, such as law enforcement officers. For a person with diabetes, carrying a medical idenfication product can mean the difference between receiving prompt, appropriate attention for emergency hypoglycemia and being confused with someone who is drunk. Wisely, 62% of respondents report wearing medical identification jewelry most or all of the time. Adding in people who sometimes carry medical identification products, jewelry products are preferred to wallet cards 75% to 9%. [Return to the current poll]

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