Wordtrans Comment on Travel Translation Cards for Diabetics

SelectWisely have created translation cards from those that suffer from diabetes. The translation cards are used to help diabetic sufferers better communicate to those of a foreign language if they need a doctor, be taken to hospital, ask for medical supplies or inform people of their medical condition. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) June 12, 2013 - Translation cards have now been made available for those travellers who suffer from type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The translation cards, provided by SelectWisely are available in 35 languages and have been produced in order to communicate a serious diabetic condition, ask for a doctor, to be taken to a hospital or for medical supplies.

For ease of access and convenience, the cards have been made in order to fit inside a wallet, they include diabetes type 1 emergencies, diabetes type 2 (sugar free) and diabetes type 1 pharmacy cards. The purpose of these cards was to create an easier way for diabetes sufferers to communicate when travelling in a foreign language.

Managing director of SelectWisely said "At SelectWisely we continue to provide people with new and effective ways of communicating when traveling. We have expanded our Diabetes card offering to include sugar-free Type 2 translation cards for travellers who want to avoid sugar in their diet. Travellers can give the Type 2 cards to restaurant staff and be confident that they will be understood. We also offer Type 1 Diabetes Emergency cards in the event of a severe diabetic reaction requiring medical assistance and hospitalization and Diabetes Pharmacy cards to use for additional medical supplies."

A spokesperson for WORDtrans said "We think the translation cards are an effective way to ensure the safety of diabetes sufferers and ensures that if an emergency was to arise that they have added assurance that their emergency will be understood and the correct help will be given. They ultimately help travellers with diabetes to easily communicate in a foreign language. Because they are wallet size this makes them convenient and easy to carry around when on the go."

According to the World Health Organization there are about 347 million people with diabetes, over 22 million in the UK, Canada, Australia and the United States. This is predicted to increase with the figures expecting to reach 435 million people worldwide who have diabetes in 2030.

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