Always is a long time, though, so you also should actually like that bracelet or necklace you’ll be wearing day in and day out. Ideally, it should be something you will enjoy and that will complement your overall outfit. Sure, it’s potentially life-saving, but it should also just plain look good, too.
Here are four companies that make a variety of different medical ID jewelry you’ll truly want to wear. They range from silicone jelly bracelets (perfect for young kids) to Pandora-style beaded bracelets and custom leather bands, and all have been Verywell.com readers’ favorites over the year.
The company offers beaded bracelets, fun dog tags for kids, interchangeable allergy jelly bands, and kid-friendly backpack tags and temporary tattoos for kids who just won’t wear jewelry. Lauren’s Hope also offers a line of handcrafted medical ID jewelry.
AllerMates was created after Iris Shamus’s son had a severe allergic reaction to a cashew at just 10 months old — her goal was to help her son know and remember his food allergy. This led her to develop the colorful, silicone wristbands for kids with illustrated characters that represent major allergens.
MedicAlert was started by Dr. Marion Collins, who had a daughter named Linda with a life-threatening allergy. After years of wearing a paper bracelet with a note about her allergy, Linda had the idea of creating a silver bracelet with her allergy information. Her father commissioned a jeweler to create one for her and added the words “Medic Alert” and a medical symbol to the bracelet. The Collins family went on to create a nonprofit and pioneer the concept of both the bracelet and the call service. Today, more than 4 million people are members of MedicAlert worldwide.
MedicAlert combines stylish, practical jewelry with its subscription call service. They offer everything from classic dog tags to leather wristbands and fun sports bands for kids and adults alike.
Now N-Style ID has hundreds of stylish bangles, chains, charms, beads, jelly bands, leather straps, dog tags, and more. The sports bands with woven-in designs like horses, dolphins, tie-dye and peace signs are popular with teens who love to swap bands.
N-Style ID has designed many of its medical ID tags to be interchangeable. This allows wearers to save money by ordering just one stainless steel ID tag and bands of varying styles and colors to snap onto it. There are jewelry collections created especially for men, women and children, and even a collection designed specifically for seniors.
