tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post6160013931876798355..comments2023-06-25T04:43:26.548-05:00Comments on Every Day, Every Hour, Every Minute: AlarmingCarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09108867545803896885noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post-45585351407047991012010-04-25T22:21:13.133-05:002010-04-25T22:21:13.133-05:00I'm just like Stacey. When I'm SO SLEEPY ...I'm just like Stacey. When I'm SO SLEEPY like that, it just seems like SO MUCH work to accurately bolus for a high like that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925464593583826662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post-56881492539030299022010-04-19T10:27:43.205-05:002010-04-19T10:27:43.205-05:00This is my problem with Medtronic's CGMS, too!...This is my problem with Medtronic's CGMS, too! A week ago, I went to the Chicago Diabetes Expo and discussed this issue with Medtronic and with Dexcom. It doesn't sound like the Dexcom's alarms are much louder, but since you don't have its unit tethered to you, there are options. The guy I was talking to suggested putting the unit in a jar of coins, on vibrate, so that if if Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706509196888322907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post-62771489159414184292010-04-02T12:15:21.740-05:002010-04-02T12:15:21.740-05:00I had this same problem last night!! I didn't ...I had this same problem last night!! I didn't hear any of the alarms and didn't wake up until it was vibrating. My husband can usually hear them, but he slept through it too. :( I wish I had a tip to give you but I'm having the same problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post-31935883279041387092010-04-01T09:24:49.874-05:002010-04-01T09:24:49.874-05:00Bernard, I have the MM CGMS, so it's attached ...Bernard, I have the MM CGMS, so it's attached to me. I usually wear it on my pants waist, but I can't hear it under the blankets. I tried (when using the longer tubing infusion sets) to put it closer to my head, but then it doesn't pick up the CGSM, which I have inserted in my thigh. :( <br />If I had a dexcom or a navigator, I think it might be easier. Sigh.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108867545803896885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post-54588494297859217382010-04-01T09:16:54.501-05:002010-04-01T09:16:54.501-05:00Even with the Dexcom I have trouble hearing the al...Even with the Dexcom I have trouble hearing the alarm at times.<br /><br />You could try these approaches. First put the CGM under your pillow, then it alarms close to you ear. That often works for me.<br /><br />The other approach is to put it on your nightstand. If this is made of wood it will amplify the alarm and may wake you up.<br /><br />I think all CGM companies should give us a lot more Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936264471078732019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post-67793536971572658072010-03-31T12:16:16.618-05:002010-03-31T12:16:16.618-05:00I have to agree, even though I'm using the Dex...I have to agree, even though I'm using the Dexcom. I have actually learned to sleep through my alarms, so I don't know about them, which negates most of the reason I got the CGM. Both companies need to look at this and make some changes!SarahKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037582794745300535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post-66074687096180788242010-03-31T09:07:07.309-05:002010-03-31T09:07:07.309-05:00I hear them and I still just turn them off without...I hear them and I still just turn them off without looking at them because I know which buttons to push. Louder alarms does not always equal action. LOL!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845901120926051578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post-38334051914366494182010-03-30T22:49:13.256-05:002010-03-30T22:49:13.256-05:00thatsomething i do all the time. it really bites! ...thatsomething i do all the time. it really bites! i think it would be a good thing to have louder alarms. or like with a low have it beep and vibrate after midnight.. or whenever you sleep, that vibrating wakes and scares me sooo bad! pts for u for reconizing a bad thing tho! i know im doing bad stuff but it doesnt change anything..come 2 am and its beeping unless i feel low im hitting ACT lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180614501395748037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602938156779787139.post-58419004330420135102010-03-30T18:59:07.114-05:002010-03-30T18:59:07.114-05:00I have a worse habit of hearing the alarms overnig...I have a worse habit of hearing the alarms overnight and still not doing anything. I know this is horrible and I'm honestly trying to stop that but I hate being woken up!! I think having the option of louder alarms would definitely come in handy for some.Stacey D.http://www.act1diabetes.orgnoreply@blogger.com