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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  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.
  Only "illness" that makes it really difficult to control my blood sugar is getting steroid injections into my cervical spine or fingers. I leave my basal rate on my pump at 250% and need much higher bolus doses and many "extra" doses if my blood sugar remains really high. I tell the MD's that it turns my insulin into tap water and try to avoid it, experience with having gotten these injections over the past few years has helped, but having blood sugars of 400-500 despite much higher basal and bolus dosing is so frustrating!
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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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
- 4 hours, 36 minutes ago
  
  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
- 4 hours, 36 minutes ago
  
  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
- 4 hours, 36 minutes ago
  
  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
- 4 hours, 36 minutes ago
  
  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
- 4 hours, 36 minutes ago
  
  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  AnitaS 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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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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.
  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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  When I had surgery last year and couldn't exercise for a few months, my time-in-range was very good. I was shocked but I shouldn't have been as exercise is one of the things that make my diabetes harder to keep under control. During recovery, I didn't have the ups-n-downs in blood sugar that I usually have when I exercise.
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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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Molly Jones

I chose 65-69 as below 70 is the answer

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1. Rob Smith
  
  60, but would prefer 55 if Dexcom allowed.
  
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Ahh Life

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

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1. Linda Zottoli
  
  Yes, 80. Don’t necessarily do anything about 80, but want to be paying attention if it seems to be headed down.
  
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connie ker

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!

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1. Lawrence Stearns
  
  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.
  
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Mary Halverson

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.

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1. Marina Kurkov
  
  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.
  
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Mick Martin

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.

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Patricia Kilwein

Thankfully because of the warnings I am able to eat something before to prevent getting too low.

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LizB

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.

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CandyM

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!

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1. Sue Martin
  
  I have mine at 90 so I have time to react. Ditto on the love for Dexcom!
  
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Don (Lucky) Copps

85, gives me time to react and turn corner b4 getting below 70

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Lawrence Stearns

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.

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MARIE

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.

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kristina blake

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.

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TLHammer

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.

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George Lovelace

80 – Control IQ so I check IOB and Trend Arrows and have just about eliminated All Hypos

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John Burns

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.

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Eileen Wagner

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.

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cynthia jaworski

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.

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TomH

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.

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Randell Cole

80

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Becky Hertz

It’s actually set at 80 but alarms when below that.

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Donna Condi

I used to have it set at 70 but changed to 90 so I could try to catch it earlier.

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Carlene Vaitones

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.

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Cheryl Seibert

I set my first low alert at 75, because my BGs drop suddenly and very quickly.

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