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      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      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.
    • 4 hours, 8 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      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.
    • 6 hours, 4 minutes ago
      Mike S likes your comment at
      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.
    • 6 hours, 20 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel 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.
    • 17 hours, 30 minutes ago
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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.
    • 21 hours, 19 minutes ago
      Wanacure 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.?
      Most of the 3-4 hours is way ting on a phone
    • 21 hours, 22 minutes ago
      Wanacure 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 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.
    • 22 hours, 4 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      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
    • 22 hours, 4 minutes ago
      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.?
      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.
    • 22 hours, 6 minutes ago
      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 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.
    • 22 hours, 11 minutes ago
      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 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.
    • 22 hours, 12 minutes ago
      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.?
      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!
    • 22 hours, 13 minutes ago
      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.
    • 22 hours, 14 minutes ago
      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.
    • 22 hours, 14 minutes ago
      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 said 8+ and the reason, as for so many others, can be summed up in a phrase: transitioning to Medicare.
    • 22 hours, 50 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      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.
    • 23 hours, 1 minute ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      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?)
    • 23 hours, 13 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      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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      Wanacure likes your comment at
      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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      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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      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Nothing short of terrifying. I often go into seizures, having no idea where I am, who anybody, or even if I’m alive or dead. I’ll feel like I’m falling or hurtling toward something. At home I feel like my house is tilting. Im leaving a lot out but these are some of the scariest things.
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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 Europe has the right idea! Is it a good health system for you overall? The US may be too large to implement a national system, but that doesn't hold states back (as long as there is federal money to help).
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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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      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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    When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.

    Home > LC Polls > When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
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    46 Comments

    1. Chrisanda

      The notification that my sensor or transmitter will expire ā€œsoonā€ in the wee hours of the night is very frustrating. I wish there was a ā€œdo not disturb ā€œ function for non-critical alerts. I don’t need to be awaken at 3 am with an alert 10 days before my transmitter is set to expire! Not helpful!

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      1. Anita Galliher

        Amen!

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    2. ConnieT1D62

      These days, very rarely any of the above except for physical effects of a low. I usually sleep soundly though pump alarms, but if I am dangerously low during sleep what I experience is struggling to awaken or escape from a weird dream. My husband awakens to witness me thrashing and moaning or talking nonsense and my pump CGM is beeping.

      However thanks to closed loop technology I rarely have sleep lows like that anymore with Tandem Control IQ. The pump adjusts and suspends insulin delivery if I am below target until I am back in range, thus I generally sleep peacefully through the night.

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    3. GLORIA MILLER

      My CGM does not alarm which is fine for me since I wake up any time glucose gets too low. When Omnipod 5 and Dexcom 7 become available I will switch to looping system. 65 years T1

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      1. Karen Taylor

        Right there with you. 66 yrs now. Looking forward to having a loop system

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    4. Patricia Dalrymple

      I don’t have a CGM (yet). I get hot when I go low and I wake up.

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    5. Drina Nicole Jewell

      It’s because I have pee haha since I switched to tslim I have zero lows and highs at night.

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    6. Mary Dexter

      I wake up every two hours because of pain and contractions in my hips, legs and ankles. The pain wakes me before my CGM alarms. I look at it when the pain wakes me and if I am going high or low, I fix it. Although it seems to correspond with my fluctuating blood sugar, my endocrinologist chooses to pretend it doesn’t happen or makes ridiculous suggestions.

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    7. Larry Martin

      Calibration required.

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    8. Liz Avery

      The worst for me is the 3:00 a.m. need to calibrate my CGM. I seldom get high or lows overnight.

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    9. Lawrence S.

      I’m glad you asked this questions. Perhaps my biggest frustration with an insulin pump/CGM is the number of ridiculous disturbances I get while I am asleep. “Your blood sugar was high/low 2 hours ago, do a blood test.” Are you kidding? I don’t care that my blood sugar was high/low in the past, and I don’t do blood tests. Low insulin warnings. I know my insulin’s low. Does it have to wake me up at 3am to tell me I have 5 or 10 units left? Oh, then there is the “incomplete bolus alert.” This happens often, when I have not tried to take a bolus at 2am. It just goes on and on. There really needs to be a “Do not Disturb” setting. Let me know when I’m very low or very high, in the present tense. Otherwise, I don’t want to hear from my pump.

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      1. Anita Galliher

        You took the words right out of my mouth!

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    10. Stephen Woodward

      Device indicates bg trend that will be out of range while asleep, wait to confirm trend Wil be in range.

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    11. connie ker

      My CGM Freestyle Libre 14 day is without alarms. So when I wake up in the middle of the night for the bathroom walk, I check the sensor and see a number in the dark. It works well for me living alone for the past 3 years, and I am so thankful to have this device, and would find the alarms very annoying . Good sleep is so important for your body at any age!

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    12. Nick Trubov

      Type one diabetes doesn’t interfere with my sleep! EVER.

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      1. Anita Galliher

        You’re a very lucky person!

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    13. Mark Wilson

      When my pump goes out of Automode because of a minimal or maximum basal adjustment. Usually with warning. Then need a new calibration to restore Automode.

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    14. kflying1@yahoo.com

      Before the DEXCOM G6 the most common cause of sleep disturbance was firemen asking “You ok now?” after my kids called 911. Great people these firemen.

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      1. Anita Galliher

        Bless all their hearts! ā¤ļø

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    15. Derek West

      For the past week or more I have been alerted at 4:00 am that my pump needs a blood sugar reading to stay in auto mode. Since my sensor, by the morning, is invariably 10 lower than my blood test I just add a few points to the current reading and feed the information to the pump. It is quite annoying as I have no idea why.

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    16. kristina blake

      For me it is CGFM warning of highs/lows. I have a very narrow range (60-120), so I get quite a few alarms. But I’m fine with that. keeps me steady and in my range.

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    17. Richard Wiener

      Very rarely awakened with my Dexcom G6. Frequently awakened for a journey to the bathroom. This is caused by fluid in my legs.

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    18. Anita Galliher

      In addition to the maddening beeps and buzzes of lows and highs coming from my CGM, my legs have become the source of my worst sleep interruption. I get restless legs, leg cramps, aches, pains, numbness and prickly sensations. The only way to quieter my legs back down is to get out of bed and walk around until they calm down. At that time I also check my BG and go to the bathroom, and by that time I’m usually wide awake.

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      1. M C

        Have you ever tried a potassium supplement? It may help with the leg cramping.

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      2. Jneticdiabetic

        This happens to me too. In my case, it seems to occur more when I’m dehydrated and drinking a big glass of water seems to help.

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      3. Wanacure

        Does your diet provide adequate potassium?
        Do you need orthotics and extra depth shoes?
        If you’re doing leg exercises like squats, calf-raises, long hikes, or jogging…Remember to do calf stretches and thigh stretches before and after. Are you doing 5’ of ankle rotations every day? All these things helped me solve the problem of painful leg cramps.

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      4. AnitaS

        Are you on statin drugs? They can cause muscle cramps.

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    19. Amanda Barras

      I get woken up over lost signal from rolling over on my pump more often than highs or lows.

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    20. Carol Meares

      My pump’s alarms are set at 70 and 150 and my phones alarms at 70 and 120. Night is the best time to get good even blood sugar readings for 1/3 of the 24 hour period for me in a relatively low range. 80/105 is optimal for me for that period. No effects of food, exercise or stress.

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    21. George Lovelace

      On Tandem CIQ so there NO Lows, usually a battery or delivery issue

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    22. dave hedeen

      BG required, not Hi or Lo

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    23. Jneticdiabetic

      Biggest benefit since I switched to Tandem pump with Control IQ last November has been more peaceful nights and waking up in range every morning. I do occasionally still get overnight alarms most often from lows (due to late night snack mis-bolus or overcorrection) or me forgetting to check pump battery before bed.

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    24. Mick Martin

      I selected several of the different options offered as my sleep is very often disturbed by my pump ‘alarming’ indicating that my blood glucose level is high … even after I’ve already bolused to cover it; my blood glucose level is low … even though I’ve treated the low; that my sensor needs to be changed; that my battery is running low on power, etc. etc.

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    25. Kim Murphy

      When it runs out of insulin totally because the omnipods are so expensive I always wear them for the extra eight hours.

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    26. KarenM6

      I didn’t read the question fully, so my answer is incomplete…
      But, the low (or high) alarms…
      When I get a low alarm, it will frequently alarm 5 or 10 minutes later even though I’ve taken glucose… but, that takes 30 minutes or so to arrive in the blood. So, to have the extra alarms in the meantime are super annoying.
      And, the high is even worse because insulin takes an hour and more to arrive.
      I wish there was a way to put the alarms on “snooze” for a period of time while the solution to the problem works to show up in the blood sugar.

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      1. Sherolyn Newell

        My Dexcom has a setting for how often to repeat some of the alarms.

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      2. KarenM6

        Hi Sherolyn!
        I just checked mine. It is set to not repeat at all (0 minutes). But! I wonder if I change it to something like 30mins and 1 or 2 hours, it will stop alarming at me every time it crosses that demarcation line. I will give it a try. Thank you for the idea! šŸ˜€

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      3. AnitaS

        I totally agree with you about putting the alarms on snooze. If I acknowledge a low by clicking on my pump, it should not keep reminding me my sugar is low every few minutes. My sugar too can take at least a half an hour to rise after eating pure carbs. I think as long as the problem is acknowledged, the pump should at least give your body time to get the blood sugar up. I think 1/2 hour is reasonable. If the low is not acknowledged, then yes, the cgm/pump has the obligation to notify.

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    27. Ahh Life

      There used to be a Ukrainian guy name Oleg who posted on this site. The trivial trifles of low device battery or checking BG levels seem pitifully inconsequential compared to obtaining basic insulin.

      So, Oleg, if you’re still around, what do you need? And how do I send it?

      Що потрібно? КуГи віГправити?

      Что нужно? КуГа Š¾Ń‚ŠæŃ€Š°Š²ŠøŃ‚ŃŒ?

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    28. KSannie

      What wakes me up is low sugar. Mine has to be 120 in order for me to stay asleep any length of time. My alarms are set for 75 and 150, but CIQ takes care of most of these. I do not know why I now cannot sleep with a BG below 120. I used to be able to get really low without noticing. My doctor suggested gradually lowering the point at which I would treat nighttime lows, but this has not worked. If my Sugar is 117, for example, I can lie awake 3 hours at least. (I give up after losing that much sleep – I really need the sleep.) I have tried several times, but nothing works to get me back to sleep until I hit, maybe 119.

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    29. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      I run the DEX and the Tandem APP all the time on my iPhone. Both APPs alarms are set the same at night (0001-0700). Signal loos is depending what side of my abdomen the set and sensor is on.

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    30. Teri Morris

      Starving and weak.

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    31. Sherolyn Newell

      It seems like sometimes my supper digests really slowly. I will be fine all evening and then around midnight, I get a high alarm. I will do an adjustment bolus, but for me, insulin acts more slowly when I am sleeping. So often, I will get another high alarm in an hour.

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    32. Jodi Greenfield

      My CGM does not have an alarm, so if I am not scanning it, it does not give me a reading. Last night I woke up soaking wet and hot, so I knew I was low. When I scanned, it read LO.
      After drinking a cup of juice, I scanned again and it read 40. It was a long morning…

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    33. Cheryl Seibert

      I set a higher BG alarm point for nighttime compared to daytime. That way, I lose less sleep. I use Sleep Mode on my Tandem pump 11pm to 6am, so automatic high corrections are not active. The low alarms stay the same. However, I don’t often have alarms overnight. I’m usually 90+% in range.

      11 months ago Log in to Reply
    34. stillarobyn

      Calibration reminders for my CGM

      9 months ago Log in to Reply

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