If you receive high alerts on your CGM, how frequently do your high alerts repeat after you acknowledge the alert? If you use different settings depending on time of day, please select the answer that corresponds to your alert setting at noon in your time zone.

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  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  The resources I use in managing my glucose levels once sick is my own personal experience after living with t1d for 46 years
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  Just did what makes sense to me- eating less carbs, watching blood glucose more often and taking corrections as needed. Also some level of activity if possible.
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  Been type 1 since the early 80's learned self management as therapies changed. Unless hospitalized(which I never am anymore) I decide how much insulin to put in my body based on my on going experience with the 1000's of reasons I may need more or less of it. I do love my pump, insulin and CGM so I guess I have to tell the doctor what I do once a year. .. I just keep throwing info and facts he isn't up on till he gets a glazed over look on his face and writes my scripts. I find the most inconvenient part of diabetes is all the people that want to help but don't know much about everyday life with the disease. And NO I do not want to join a discussion group!
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  Many times I have needed to adjust insulin intake amount in order to cope with illness, but only rarely needed outside help. In the early 1970’s I made some mistakes managing influenza. My BG went very high (no meter available for testing at home), and I ended up in the hospital then.
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  Except for those brand new at this, we all know the drill. We know that we need to be flexible, make adjustments, and pay attention.
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  only time that I have been sick was when I got COVID during Jan '22. my sugars were going crazy high and I couldn't understand why but when I tested positive for COVID, in retrospect it made sense.
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  Except for those brand new at this, we all know the drill. We know that we need to be flexible, make adjustments, and pay attention.
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  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
- 14 minutes ago
  
  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
- 14 minutes ago
  
  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
- 14 minutes ago
  
  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
- 14 minutes ago
  
  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
- 14 minutes ago
  
  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
- 14 minutes ago
  
  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
- 14 minutes ago
  
  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
- 14 minutes ago
  
  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
  1. Contact primary care physician. 2. Only time I had an intestinal infection, I kept a can of sugar Sprite by my side and drank it according to my BG's.
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If you receive high alerts on your CGM, how frequently do your high alerts repeat after you acknowledge the alert? If you use different settings depending on time of day, please select the answer that corresponds to your alert setting at noon in your time zone.

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Britni

With the Libre, once I’ve acknowledged an alert it doesn’t alarm again unless my blood sugar has crossed over the threshold a second time. So if it alarms at 300, drops to 290 and rises to 300 again, it will alarm again. If it alarms at 300 and continues to rise to 400, it won’t alarm again.

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Ahh Life

About as often as a woodpecker pounds an aluminum light pole per second. And as annoying. (∩ ͡ ° ʖ ͡ °) ⊃=(===>

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1. Bruce and Audrey Coleman
  
  So true – they are very annoying but I tell myself how important they are. Then I grumble again.
  
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Mary Ann Sayers

I acknowledge the high alert and observe IOB vs bg and food intake and act accordingly.
By noticing the times my bgs are continuously high is when I alter the basal. And I’m careful about not running my bgs into the ground!!!

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ConnieT1D62

30 minutes. I am more concerned about urgent low BGs than I am about occasional highs.

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Molly Jones

I have no idea!
I receive alerts when my blood sugar is above the target range and acknowledge it, but don’t know if it is repeating the alert or if it is alerting me again at a “new time” because my sugar is high.

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1. AnitaS
  
  I have the same question as I sometimes get multiple alerts in a short amount of time even though I have the alert set to repeat after 3 hours.
  
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PamK

Sorry! I chose the wrong answer. My CGM alerts me again 3-4 hours after a high alert, not 1-1.5 hours after!

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1. AnitaS
  
  I did the exact same thing.
  
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rick phillips

Drives me nuts

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Keli Godin

It will alarm, I acknowledge and take insulin and BS goes down a few points. Then it goes back up a few points minutes later and it alarms again. Frustrating but better than no alerts ever!

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1. ELYSSE HELLER
  
  I know. I get yelled at by the machine that I am dropping and need to eat; then I get yelled at that my BG is rising.
  
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KCR

The response options are poorly worded with overlapping categories, e.g., 1-1.5, 1.5-2, etc. This is a problem I have observed in other questions. 😳

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1. AnitaS
  
  I see that in questionnaires all of the time, not just with this forum, but everywhere.
  
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Andrew Stewart

I have my Dexcom G6 high and low alerts set to NOT repeat but they do anyway. I also have the sound off and vibrate only but even after acknowledging a low and treating it sometimes my t:slim pump goes into panic mode and won’t quiet down (STFU).
#BeWell

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Sherolyn Newell

If I don’t acknowledge, it repeats every few minutes until I do. I haven’t ever timed it. When I do acknowledge it, I have it set to repeat in an hour. I think if it goes below the high threshold and then back up, it is a new alarm that goes off when it happens, not after the delay.

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ELYSSE HELLER

I am on Dexcom for about a month now. The diabetes educator set up my alerts but I am not sure that I am liking her recommendations She has my low set at 90 (which happens to be normal) and my high set at 250 (which is when I normally start vomiting) Pre CBGM I always set my pump to 70-99 as my range. Can anybody share what their CBGM’s normal/abnormal range is? I feel like I haven’t slept since I started the CBGM. Hopefully, once I can get the Omnipod 5 system I will be able to get some sleep. Any suggestions from other T1Ds would be greatly appreciated.

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1. KarenM6
  
  Elysse – can you go back to the educator and tell her how much trouble you are having? Or, even ask her to explain why she set your levels at low = 90 and high = 250?
  You should be able to change the alarms yourself. But, because you are new to the technology, I think it would be great to have the nurse help you through it.
  You may need a higher low alarm than others because of hypoglycemia unawareness or other issues. And, my levels may not work for you. But, I will say that my low and high alarms are a bit lower than yours.
  The one that concerns me for you is the high… if you are vomiting by the time the system is trying to alert you, it is set to high, IMHO! Just my opinion. But, definitely something to talk to your doctor and/or nurse about!!
  
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2. Vivian Moon
  
  I have my high set at 140. 250 is ridiculous in my opinion!
  
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Pauline M Reynolds

“Other”. Soon I’ll be getting training for my new CGM. So eager.

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1. sweet charlie
  
  Enjoy !!
  
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Janis Senungetuk

On the Dex G6 high alarms sound every half second. The high is set to alarm at 250. Even though I acknowledge the alarm and take a correction, it will alarm again within 30 minutes. Novolog doesn’t work that fast. Stacking doses only results in lows 3 hours later. The 250 level for high alerts was set by my Endo when I first started using the Tandem pump. She set it in response to my desire to personalize the alert level. It’s not a good solution.

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1. Jneticdiabetic
  
  Are you a Tandem tslim pump user? If so, have you tried going to My CGM/ CGM Alerts/ High and Low/ High Alert and then adjusting your Repeat setting? Has several options from Never, 15min to 5hrs. I have mine set to repeat at 2hrs to give time for correction bolus to take effect. Imperfect, but it has helped.
  
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Jane Cerullo

I set alarms on my FSL to not repeat. I set high alert at 150 so I can decide early on if need correction bolus or not.

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Becky Hertz

My high alerts repeats at 2 hours. Need to let correction bolus time to work but want to stay on top of the high to determine if it’sa calculation error or a site issue.

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KarenM6

Like others, for the G6, if the alarm goes off for a high, I can give insulin. But, if the reading goes down because of the insulin action or just because it has a variability factor of say +/- 20 (ish… I’m not sure what the real variability is), the number can go down after any number of minutes. Then, once it goes back up, the alarm sounds again.
I have no repeat of the alarm set because of this quirk. The only way it doesn’t repeat the alarm on this setting is if the BS goes steadily up and up and up.
I am trying to learn to not get irritated at the redundant alarms… or “rage bolus” because of them.

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Vivian Moon

Very irritating at times as you cannot shut it off. I have let Dexcom know but nothing has improved. Loud alert at 140. 2 minutes later a loud alert at 141! No insulin is That fast!

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Steve Rumble

My CGM does not repeat high alerts IF i acknowledge receipt of the alert. However if my BS drops below the alert level and then again exceeds that level it will provide another alert.

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Patricia Kilwein

I had to mark other. My cgm bugs me every 30 seconds until I respond with my pump and bolus. My pump also let’s me know how fast sugar glucose is rising. So I take a bg and make sure that cgm is correct.

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Leon Ullrich

Usually I need one alert and make corrections with insulin or carbs etc.

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persevereT1D52

YES! REPEATEDLY! And it drives me crazy!! I did hear that G7 will have a snooze setting. But I’m beginning to doubt G7 is coming out in the US in my lifetime😡.

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Mary Thomson

Every five minutes.

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David Smith

I have a Dexcom G6 with alarms set to “never” repeat, and they generally don’t. They seem to go off again if I either don’t take any action or the trend going high is continuing in a big way or the low is calculated to continue dropping below 80.

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Leona Hanson

The dexcom will alert you every 5 minutes until you are back in range then it will stop. Very irritating!

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