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Michael Randall

Founder, Mediband

Michael founded Mediband in 2004 and has led the company for over two decades, providing medical IDs to people worldwide living with chronic conditions, allergies, and disabilities. Mediband is NDIS-registered, designed in Australia, and supplies hospitals including Boston Children's, LA County, and the St Vincent's Hospital allergy clinic. Michael works directly with peak bodies, NDIS support coordinators, and pharmaceutical clinical trials.

Credentials: Founder & CEO, Mediband (2004–present)

Areas of expertise:

The Mediband Blog

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Medical ID, Smartwatches & Wearable Tech: A 2026 Guide

Smartwatches, NFC bracelets, QR codes, e-fabrics. How to combine traditional medical IDs with modern wearable tech for the strongest emergency safety net.

26 Aug 2017 6 min read

Autism and Your Child: Understanding ASD Symptoms & Support

Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder in children — symptoms parents notice, school strategies, and how a medical alert bracelet helps.

15 Jul 2017 5 min read

4 Ways to Make Medical Alert Bracelets Fun for Kids

Medical alert bracelets for kids: learn 4 practical ways to make wearing one fun, familiar and part of your child's daily routine.

4 Jun 2017 5 min read

Epilepsy Bracelets: Why They Protect You During a Seizure

Why an epilepsy medical alert bracelet matters during a seizure — directs first aid and connects responders to your emergency contact.

21 May 2017 5 min read

Active Life with a Medical Condition: 5 Practical Ways to Keep Going

Active life with a medical condition: learn 5 practical ways to exercise, train and travel safely with diabetes, asthma, epilepsy or heart issues.

12 Aug 2017 5 min read

4 Ways a Medical ID Bracelet Could Save Your Life

4 ways a medical ID bracelet saves lives: faster diagnosis, accurate communication, safer medication, and identity confirmation in emergencies.

1 Jul 2017 6 min read

Medical Alert Bracelets

Lymphedema Alert Bracelets — Why They Matter & What to Engrave (2026)

Why lymphedema patients should never have blood pressure taken on the affected limb — and how a medical alert bracelet protects you.

2 Jun 2017 4 min read

Patient Safety: How Medical Alert Bracelets Reduce Hospital Errors (2026)

Medication errors cause 250,000+ Australian hospital incidents a year. See how a medical alert bracelet protects you at every clinical handover.

2 May 2017 6 min read

Dealing with Alzheimer's: 5 Practical Ways to Make Caring Easier

Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's? 5 practical ways to make daily life easier — routine, home safety, medical alert bracelets.

29 Jul 2017 5 min read

Lymphedema Bracelet: Why It Could Save Your Life

Why a lymphedema medical alert bracelet is essential — prevents the wrong BP cuff, IV stick, or blood draw on the affected limb.

18 Jun 2017 5 min read

Fevermates: 9 Tips for Better Daycare Safety and Health (2026 Parent Guide)

Daycare illness is unavoidable but manageable. Evidence-based tips for fevers, allergies, hand hygiene, and Fevermate thermometers.

23 May 2017 6 min read

Making Lives Easier and Safer with Medical Alert Bracelets

How a medical alert bracelet makes daily life easier and emergencies safer — for the wearer, family, and any responder. What to engrave and how to choose.

30 Apr 2017 6 min read

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