Today, "Diabetic, Type 1" is tattooed underneath the six-pointed "Star of Life" with a snake running through it, the traditional symbol for emergency medical services. "It's hard to miss," Roberts ...

By inking the universal medical symbol on their bodies, diabetics like Samantha Graham Vancouver, British Columbia, have turned to body art as an alternative to the Medic Alert jewelry often used ...

Deb Merion: Health WatchWhen Todd Walsh came in for an evaluation and management of his diabetes, his physician saw something he had never seen before: A red medical alert symbol with the word ...

Medical alert systems are intended to keep you safe, especially in an emergency situation. cavan images Medical alert devices come in various forms, from in-home systems to on-the-go systems and ...