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If you use a CGM, at what BG level is your “low” alert set? If you use multiple alert schedules, select the number that is your “low” alert at 12 p.m. in your time zone.
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I chose 65-69 as below 70 is the answer
60, but would prefer 55 if Dexcom allowed.
80. But perhaps more informative and compelling to action for me is the downward and double downward arrows. I will react to the arrows at almost any number. ᕙ(`▿´)ᕗ
Yes, 80. Don’t necessarily do anything about 80, but want to be paying attention if it seems to be headed down.
I am so frustrated with my Abbott Freestyle Libre after discovering it is highly inaccurate. I have been comparing fasting blood sugars with the blood finger prick , and the meter is always lower than the blood test. Sometimes dramatically different numbers and accuracy should be the #1 concern of a CGM. Is the Dexcom more accurate and does it have a reader? I don’t have a smart phone to read numbers. Please let me know your thoughts!
I have used the Medtronic sensor and the Dexcom sensors (G4, G5, and now G6). I find Dexcom sensors to be very accurate and reliable. Of course being a technological device, there are occasionally issue. However, I am very satisfied with my Dexcom G6. I also use a Tandem X2 insulin pump, which matches up with the Dexcom sensor. However, if you don’t use a pump, or if you use a different pump, Dexcom has it’s own receiver to receive sensor readings, which operates separately and by itself from other devices.
80. I used to have it at 70 which gave me less time to act, and would often drop into the 40s. I hate how the lows feel.
Wish non-diabetics knew what a low feels like! I am now in my 16th year of diabetes —so I can say that the lows aren’t as devastating as they were earlier—- it still feel awful, but it doesn’t take me 1/2 day to recover. Maybe I’m on my way of not knowing when I;m low… oh well, I will look for the positive and prepare for the negative.
My “low” alert is set at 5.5 mmol/l, which is equivalent to 99 mg/dL.
I have it set at this a high a level as I have hypoglycaemia [hypoglycemia] unawareness, and prior to me using a CGM and pump combination I was often found unconscious and either transported to my local hospital emergency department, or if found at home, was given a glucagon injection by my wife.
Thankfully because of the warnings I am able to eat something before to prevent getting too low.
Mine goes off at 70 but often that doesn’t leave me much time to treat before I go even lower. I keep tight control and if I set it any higher it would probably be alarming far too often.
Mine is set at 80 so I have plenty of time to react. This has worked well for me and I rarely have lows below 55 as a result. Love my Dexcom!
I have mine at 90 so I have time to react. Ditto on the love for Dexcom!
85, gives me time to react and turn corner b4 getting below 70
I generally find 70 to work well for me. However, I am a “pump watcher,” meaning I look at my pump a lot to check sensor readings. Overall, it works well for me.
85 to provide time to react if necessary. Sometimes it bounces a bit between 85 and 90 which is fine but sometimes it is on its way to a more serious drop.
My alert is set at 60, but like many, I am a “watcher” so I can be proactive if I am at , say 85, and I have a fair amount of IOB and a downward trend arrow.
I change the low setting throughout the day, depending on the situation. If there’s a lot of iob, I’ll have it set higher than if there’s not.
80 – Control IQ so I check IOB and Trend Arrows and have just about eliminated All Hypos
I agree with Connie Ker I don’t trust the libre 2. I turned off the alarms. Libre is always lower than the freestyle strips and my meter. If I want accurate reading I use my meter. Thinking of changing to Dexcom because of this.
Appreciate feedback.
I set my low alarm at 88 so I can treat *before* I go low. Therefore I have almost no lows anymore, and definitely no severe lows, which is a huge blessing.
I use 65 on my libre 2. I can usually tell when I am approaching low, so this, for me, is just an insurance for the rare occasion when I don’t notice. It also gives me plenty of time to react.
I am considering moving my high alert to a much lower number, so that I can take action quicker , when it is needed.
I’m set at 80 because once I drop below 90, I’ve noticed I tend to keep heading down. Adjusting basal (on MDI) didn’t change this tendency. I’m the same way when drifting up, once “enroute” I tend to keep going that direction.
80
It’s actually set at 80 but alarms when below that.
I used to have it set at 70 but changed to 90 so I could try to catch it earlier.
Have my low alert set at 95 so there’s a few more minutes to treat. When exercising, I set it at 100 since a downward trend is likely to be faster.
I set my first low alert at 75, because my BGs drop suddenly and very quickly.