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      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      Being on Medicare and required to see my Endo. every three months, my next appointment is made prior to departure from my Endo's office.
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      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      If I were not on Medicare, it would be difficult to get an appointment within 3 months, even in an emergency. In an emergency, they would assign me a nurse practitioner to see. It is possible to contact them through their "portal." Whether I get a timely response depends on whether there is a reliable nurse to respond.
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      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      When I saw my endo a year ago, I wasn't able to make an appointment 6 months later because all available appointments were fully booked. I have to see her CDE who has more availability in order to meet Medicare requirements for quarterly visits. Many, many healthcare providers in my area burned out and quit during Covid. I injured my knee badly last June and can't get a consult with an orthopedic surgeon until May due to the backlog of people needing help. I'm on crutches until then. My sports medicine doctor stopped practicing medicine last month. Our healthcare system is in crisis with no solution in sight.
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      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      On hold or actually talking about the issue and calling back to ensure someone follow's up as everyone seems to be over their head. Honestly, it varies. It can take considerable time just to raise the visibility of an issue, then the follow up can take weeks/months and patience to resolve. Another problem is patients without the cognitive skills for follow-up. These days i doubt anyone pays attention to them.
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      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      I try to make my appointment for my next appointment when I check out. The scheduler always asks maki g it easier to remember. If I was to forget there would be a wait to get back int the rotation.
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      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      Before the onslaught of Type 2 Diabetes, I, as a T1D, could get an appointment almost anytime I needed one. Now, I cannot get an appointment within 3 months, which is the time within I must see rhe doctor for Medicare benefits. My doctor cancelled 2 (half ) of my sppointments last year. Caused ma a lot of problems. I live in Florida, a place where modern medicine does not seem to have reached yet.
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      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      I routinely see my Endo every three months. At the end of my appointment I schedule the next quarterly meeting date. But if I ever have to reschedule it, then it takes anywhere from two to four weeks to find a time that works for us.
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      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      It all depends on the urgency of my needs. I’ve gotten in the next day before, but those days may be gone! It also depends on who I see. But these days, even the PA is often booked. Of course, cancellations happen, so that can be a factor as well.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      The beginning of the year is always a bit iffy when you're on Medicare. Even though I've already paid my annual deductible, my pharmacy can't see that, so I must wait until it shows up on my Medicare account before I order new insulin. I always try to have plenty of insulin on hand at the end of December so it's not an issue. The organization I get my pump equipment from has a lot they must do because of Medicare, as well, and that can get time consuming. All-in-all, I'm lucky to have the time, energy and patience to deal with it, and I know up front these time-consuming moments are to be expected. If I wasn't retired, it'd be more of an issue.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I selected 6 hours. So far, I have spent 6 weeks trying to get a new pump. I decided to look for a new pump in mid-December as my 770G warranty expired on January 3. I wanted to go hoseless with the Omnipod and the Dexcom 6. I contacted Dexcom and they sent me to the medical distribution company ASPN, and they could do the Omnipod but only with pharmacy part D with the Dexcom 6 sensor on DME My part D pharmacy plan had Omnipod as tier 6. $155.56 co pay and $150/month. The omnypod is not available as DME. I called INSULET the mfgr of omnipod. They told me they only supply via pharmacy plan to get more T2d's to sign up. Verses 100% DME coverage, part D coverage that was a non-starter. I contacted another supply company CCSmed. They could do both Dexcom 6 and tslim x2. Ineeded a Endo visit to get the notes and Rx. I had my Endo visit on Jan 20. Still waiting for CVSmed. Been waiting for 5 weeks now. Just called CCSmed and they got the endo notes and Rx but Medicare wanted to know who paid for my 770G 4 years ago. Fortunately, that was private/company. My new pump should now ship tomorrow. Finally.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Most of the 3-4 hours is way ting on a phone
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
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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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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Switching to Medicare has created (seemingly) endless hours and day making this transition with all things diabetes related. We’re still in the midst of making this ā€˜delightful’ change. This week we learned that Medicare covers Either CGM stuff OR glucose test strips. Thank goodness that God is sovereign over all these details. He helps me walk through these challenges without despair.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      The last 3 months have been filled with frustrating phone calls now that I switched back to traditional Medicare from a Medicare Advantage plan. I have been fighting to get strips authorized in addition to CGM- they did not authorize them because I had no proof that I had a meter!! Crazy making! I had to write an appeal letter in order to get them, but finally got it worked out. I also had some pump replacement issues, trouble getting insulin, etc.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Much too much time! Part of it, I know, is my own fault, for not keeping anxiety at bay when I have to sort out which plan will work best, annually. But it is something I dread, every single year. When I call to get some help understanding, the people are almost always very nice, but I have had times when the information was incorrect or not explained clearly. I usually commiserate with the person on the phone for having such an annoying system, and agreement seems to rule the day. But I never chose to make sorting out insurance management a career!
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      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I selected 6 hours. So far, I have spent 6 weeks trying to get a new pump. I decided to look for a new pump in mid-December as my 770G warranty expired on January 3. I wanted to go hoseless with the Omnipod and the Dexcom 6. I contacted Dexcom and they sent me to the medical distribution company ASPN, and they could do the Omnipod but only with pharmacy part D with the Dexcom 6 sensor on DME My part D pharmacy plan had Omnipod as tier 6. $155.56 co pay and $150/month. The omnypod is not available as DME. I called INSULET the mfgr of omnipod. They told me they only supply via pharmacy plan to get more T2d's to sign up. Verses 100% DME coverage, part D coverage that was a non-starter. I contacted another supply company CCSmed. They could do both Dexcom 6 and tslim x2. Ineeded a Endo visit to get the notes and Rx. I had my Endo visit on Jan 20. Still waiting for CVSmed. Been waiting for 5 weeks now. Just called CCSmed and they got the endo notes and Rx but Medicare wanted to know who paid for my 770G 4 years ago. Fortunately, that was private/company. My new pump should now ship tomorrow. Finally.
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      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      The beginning of the year is always a bit iffy when you're on Medicare. Even though I've already paid my annual deductible, my pharmacy can't see that, so I must wait until it shows up on my Medicare account before I order new insulin. I always try to have plenty of insulin on hand at the end of December so it's not an issue. The organization I get my pump equipment from has a lot they must do because of Medicare, as well, and that can get time consuming. All-in-all, I'm lucky to have the time, energy and patience to deal with it, and I know up front these time-consuming moments are to be expected. If I wasn't retired, it'd be more of an issue.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I said 8+ and the reason, as for so many others, can be summed up in a phrase: transitioning to Medicare.
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      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I’m a reasonably satisfied MDI user with Lantus and Fiasp. I’ve looked into getting a pump but honestly, until I find one that does everything I want, I’ll probably hold off. My wish list for a pump: 1) no tubes 2) works well with Fiasp 3) controls that allow me to stay at my target of 70-90 mg/dl all night long.
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      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      MDI for the past 60 years and do not see any alternative that I would prefer. The needles for my pens are so thin and sharp that they are painless (a far cry from the lancets I once used). chiefly, I am glad not to have to deal with setting up a pump and. Although I love my libre, I am not good candidate for having devices affixed to me. If my insulin delivery got interrupted they way i have interrupted my cgm service, I would have been in trouble. Furthermore, I have a track record of having both mechanicall and electronic things malfunction. (Seriously, I sometimes act as a beta-tester for technology folks. Maybe I push to many buttons?)
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      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I've had Tandem x2 and Dexcom since September. Previously on Medtronic for around 15 years. Grew to HATE the sensors and switched before the warranty on my last Medtronic was up. So far, I absolutely LOVE the Tandem and the Dexcom. I'm disappointed, however, in the amount of waste and plastic that this pair creates. Of course there will always be plastic waste from any pumps/sensors, but the amount of non-reusable stuff for insertions is ghastly.
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      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      Have your doctor prescribe the syringes with .5 unit increments instead of the 1 unit syringes. Not quite a .1 unit which you are hoping for, but .5 is better than 1 unit increments.
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      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
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    If you use a CGM, do you usually hear and wake up to its alerts while you are sleeping, as opposed to sleeping through the alerts?

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    59 Comments

    1. Molly Jones

      I will wake up eventually, maybe not the first or second alert, but my phone with Dexcom is too loud to keep me or my husband asleep. This makes me sure that my BG is in no way low or possibly dropping before I go to bed. Sleep is an important factor in my health with epilepsy. Who knows what they will find about glucose and certain neurotransmitters.

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    2. Jane Cerullo

      Turn off some alarms but severe low always wakes me up

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    3. kristenthomas

      My CGM works with my pump, so at some point my pump vibrates and I wake up

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    4. Anthony Harder

      I have my alert set very loud since I am a sound sleeper. I am always awoken when it sounds. The irritating aspect is when my CGM says I’m reading 60 and I test with strips (always the gold standard) and strips read 100.

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      1. Wanacure

        Why not calibrate your CGM? Sometimes I do this more than once in a day. Sometimes I have to do it twice after comparing with my test strips. This helps prevent false alarms.

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    5. Mick Martin

      It REALLY depends on where I am and how/where I can position my pump. i.e. at home I always wake up to alarms (I have it set on the loudest volume available, and I position my pump under my pillow), but when I’m a hospital in-patient, the head of the bed is raised to prevent hypostatic pneumonia, which means I can’t place my pump under my pillow. This requires me to ‘pin’ my pump to my pyjamas [pajamas, for my American cousins] and only occasionally do I hear my pump alarming.

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    6. Donna Clemons

      Turn my alerts off at night. My CGM is malfunctioning.

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      1. Wanacure

        Donna, I hope you’ve got that CGM repaired. Have you calibrated it to avoid false alarms? Consulted with your medical tech team? Please believe me, waking up after a nighttime/early morning hypoglycemic episode with a bitten tongue, a headache, in a totally confused state is NOT worth the risk. Some call insulin shock ā€œtherapy.ā€ Like electro convulsive shock ā€œtherapyā€ to ā€œcureā€ ā€œmental-illnessā€ or ā€œhomosexuality,ā€ this is NAZI medicine. If you have just one severe hypoglycemic episode resulting in loss of consciousness or status-epilepticus, I theorize it makes it easier to have another. I theorize this is as brain damaging as a football concussion.

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    7. Amanda Barras

      I wake up about half the time, my husband hears it and wakes me up the other half the time. But, I do have all alarms on vibrate. If my phone app is not on vibrate and it alerts its very loud and startles me awake. But, I don’t like how loud it is so I usually have everything on vibrate to not disrupt my hubby as much as possible.

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    8. Annie Wall

      I set alarms only for severe lows so they do awaken me. However, now that I have Tandem with Control IQ and have figured out my ratios, I’m simply not getting night time alarms. Yay!

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    9. Brett Jorgensen

      Almost always. On a couple of occasions, my husband heard it first. I use Libre 2 and find the alarm to be softened if turned over or on cloth

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    10. GLORIA MILLER

      I have a CGM that does not alarm. I could upgrade to one that does but I don’t need the alarms. I always wake up with my glucose goes low. I don’t want the false alarms of CGMs that do alarm so I refuse to change CGMs. I’ve made it almost 65 years Type 1 so I am not concerned about the lack of alarms.

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    11. Gary Taylor

      I use the Medtronic 670G system. CGM alerts come through the pump. When I sleep, I wear a pocketed t-shirt and keep the pump in the pocket. Since the pump is next to my chest, the vibrations always wakes me up.

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    12. Sherolyn Newell

      I don’t always wake up. For me, night alarms are usually high alarms from delayed dinner carbs, so it’s not too bad if I miss it. Sometimes, I wake up enough to know it’s going off, but not enough to actually follow through with doing anything about it. I fall back asleep too quickly.

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    13. Greg Felton

      It is so LOUD!!

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    14. Danele Smith

      Type 1 teenager never wakes up. Me, the caregiver, will wake up, but sometimes I miss an alert and wake up to the next one.

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    15. gary rind

      Libre2 false alarms frequently at night so I often turn it off.

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      1. lis be

        Libre2 definitely has a problem with false alarms!

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    16. connie ker

      I have the Abbot Freestyle Libre that has no alerts at all, and I kind of like it that way because I scan in the middle of the night when getting up for the bathroom.

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    17. TomH

      I read about folks that are able to sleep thru Dexcom’s alerts, but I don’t understand how. They are the most obnoxious, terrible sounds Dexcom or FDA (I don’t know which or both) could have come up! They are so bad, I’ve turned off all that I can. I’d like Dexcom/FDA to allow me a real choice or load my own. As it is, their alarms make me want to throw the damn PDM/phone against the wall! They’re no good if they’re so terrible they don’t get used!

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      1. Wanacure

        TomH, I can adjust my Dexcom. Get in touch with your medical tech team. Of course we want to avoid false alarms. But we need loud alarms, when bg is really falling low. Calibrate.

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    18. Lawrence S.

      I really don’t know if I hear it all the time. I do get awakened often enough. Sometimes when my glucose goes low, the alarm keeps going off all night long, even after I have had a snack. With gastropareses, it takes forever for the sugar to get into my system, thus a lost night of sleep because of the incessant alarms.

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      1. ConnieT1D62

        You might do better with Baqsemi nasal glucagon. It gets into the system really fast w/o having to be digested through the usual means. Since you have gastroparesis, you certainly qualify to have it covered by your insurance even if your diabetes care provider who writes your RXs has to do a pre-auth. Check it out.

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    19. Sue Martin

      I always wake up with the alarms, that is why they are there. I don’t often feel my bg level so I really like the DexCom CGM with alarms. Yes, they are loud but they have a purpose. I’d rather be woken up in the night than not wake up at all.

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    20. Natalie Daley

      I’ve shut off the high and low alarms but kept the emergency alert. Gastroparesis slows metabolism so much those went off constantly until slow absorbing food fixed things. Meanwhile those alarms disturbed everyone needlessly.

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    21. Chrisanda

      My pump alerts from the CGM are on vibrate. Most of the time the vibrating wakes me. If I’m very low I get the alarm which wakes me and my husband. I REALLY wish there was a “do not disturb” button for non-critical alarms. Waking at 3 am to an alarm that says “your sensor will expire soon,” (usually with at least 12-24 hours left!) or “order a new transmitter. Your transmitter will expire in 30 days” is very frustrating! Can we program it so those only come during waking hours please???

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      1. Mike S

        Just coming in to second this. T1 life is a series of unnecessary alarms. I want the critical ones, but I never need sounds for any of the others. (and by critical, I mean my sugars are crashing or too low – I honestly don’t care if I go high in the night. If I do, it’s usually due to an overcorrection snack on my part at bedtime to AVOID the critical low alarm. Sleep is too precious.

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      2. n6jax@scinternet.net

        I agree with both of you.. I do not use a pump so do not correct for a high, during night.. During day I exercise if high.. Doing that for 68 years..

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    22. Mary Halverson

      I always wake up EXCEPT… if my earphones are still attached to my phone though I’be taken them out of my ears. Then the alarm only signs through the ear phones. This has happened a few times & last night I finally figured that out.

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    23. LizB

      I have Minimed 770g. Previous Minimed pumps never woke me and the only reason I now sometimes wake up is because the 770g can also send the alerts to my phone. I have the pump set to both audio & vibrate but they are both very weak. The phone is louder, although still not very loud, but it is also not under the blankets so it’s much easier to hear. I still sleep through it many nights.

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    24. Patricia Kilwein

      The alerts are pretty annoying and I want to complain about them. Have to stop myself and realize that the cgm and pump are doing their jobs, saving my life.

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    25. Sarah Austin

      I answered other because I do not use high and low alerts with my CGM. I struggle with insomnia and sleeping through the night is almost impossible even without alerts going off at all hours. I am fortunate to have a partner who can easily recognize overnight lows and I rarely go high enough to need an alert. If I lived alone I would definitely use the alerts

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    26. Bob Durstenfeld

      Fortunately, if the Alarm does not wake me it wakes my wife. But, she does not appreciate it.

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    27. Janis Senungetuk

      My pump and CGM are paired. Both are set on vibrate. I might wake from the pump vibrating because of a low alarm before waking from the alarm sound. Once asleep, no sounds wake my spouse.

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    28. Bonatay

      People complained about the alarms from Dexcom early on. The vibrations of my device on my bed was enough to awaken me. Now I never hear or feel the alarms.

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    29. Clare Fishman

      My phone is set to do not disturb from 10pm to 6 am. The only CGM alarm that sounds is for an urgent severe low and that is so loud I couldn’t possibly sleep through it.

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    30. Bonnie Lundblom

      I confess I almost always shutdown my CGM when I go to bed after dealing with so many “compression lows” that weren’t accurate.

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    31. Pauline M Reynolds

      Although I do not use a CGM, I have had to set my pump to “vibrate” instead of sound alarm because other people heard it and I didn’t!

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      1. Christina Trudo

        when this happened for me while awake, it was my first “alarm” that I had some hearing loss. Just a tip.

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      2. Wanacure

        Pauline, ā€œother peopleā€ should rush to your bedside to offer sugar cubes, or nasal inhaler to raise your bg.

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    32. Kate Kuhn

      I always wake up to alerts, but I use both my cellphone app and the separate receiver for my Dexcom G6.

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    33. Kristine Warmecke

      I rarely wake up to the alarms, which is why I rely on Mimi, my DAD more than my G6, to alert me. She’s way more accurate with my low’s than it is.

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      1. Wanacure

        Mimi is your Dad? Mimi, isn’t that usually a feminine name? Congrats on living in a modern family. šŸ™‚

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      2. ConnieT1D62

        Mimi is her diabetes alert dog – hence DAD.

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    34. M C

      One reply was left out of the options…. No, my CGM does not have alerts!

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    35. David & Kaleo of Team Nani

      I often hear them, check whether they require insulin or carbs or whether I think I can wait.

      THE BIG PROBLEM IS that my wife always hears them, wakes up and can’t fall back asleep even if I set mine to vibrate.
      I know that they are an important signal but I’d like to….um….stay married and I wish that my Tandem Tslim would give me a little more control over how I get info. I’d be fine with high voltage electric shocks, but the current noises seem designed for people who live in close proximity to train stations or the front lines of air wars.

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      1. n6jax@scinternet.net

        funny

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      2. Wanacure

        I remove my hearing aids at night, so appreciate vibration and loud alarms. Does diabetic neuropathy apply to auditory nerves?

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    36. Christina Trudo

      During normal sleep cycles, I wake for low alarms, probably because I am also symptomatic. I don’t wake for others, normally. During times when I am sleeping poorly because of chronic cough, (about 1/3 to 1/2 of the time) I wake fairly often while coughing and am much more likely to hear all alarms then.

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      1. Wanacure

        Christina, why are you putting up with coughs? Get a referral from your primary care physician to a pulmonologist. Maybe she’ll pump the excess mucous from your lungs (painless), and then prescribe an Acapella (small cheap green plastic device available from Glaxo-Smith-Kline) and show you how to use it. Only takes 15’ first thing in morning, last thing at night. Works for me. For time being have you tried gargling with 1/4 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt in 8 oz of very warm water? How about sugar-free cough drops with maximum menthol as active ingredient? Get tested for COVID. IT’S FREE!

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    37. Kathleen Juzenas

      I usually hear them even though I take out my hearing aids to sleep. Fortunately my husband has excellent hearing and will alert me when I don’t hear them.

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    38. Amy Schneider

      I usually turn the alert sounds off at night. I’ve always naturally woken when my BG is too low.

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    39. William Schaffer

      I don’t use alerts

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    40. Ahh Life

      Always seem to awaken with TSlim X2. I DO NOT and will not use the *#(%)# phone as its volume wakes up the dead in a 17 county area. And we have enough zombies in politics already.

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    41. Sasha Wooldridge

      Now I wake up, but that’s only since switching from Medtronic to Tandem. The Medtronic went off so often (and usually with no action needed on my part) I ended up getting conditioned to turn it off in my sleep. Lucky for me the Tandem has the touch screen, so if it ever does go off, I really have to wake up. But it doesn’t go off all that often anymore with Control IQ, so it’s not a constant thing I learn to ignore anymore.

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    42. kflying1@yahoo.com

      I always wake up. unless on rare occasions I have been drinking. Then my son, whose phone follows the alerts, wakes me up.

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    43. NancyT

      After a hemorrhagic stroke, I am deaf in one ear. Sometimes I miss alerts if I am sleeping on my good ear. Fortunately my husband can hear the alerts.

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    44. StPetie

      In the 2 years I’ve had the t-slim/g6 combo the alarms have gone off only 3 or 4 times. They woke me each time. I ate 1 triscuit (my SOP) to fix the low and went back to sleep.

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    45. Cheryl Seibert

      I wake up on the “Urgent Low” screaming Dexcom app! I don’t always wake up on the “approaching low” alerts. I keep my pump on vibrate, so it is imperative I remember to take my phone off of Do Not Disturb or Silenced so I hear the alarms.

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