Check In With Kelly - Dexcom G6 User Manual

10.3 Check In With Kelly

How do these alarm/alerts work in day-to-day life? Let's check in with Kelly to see how
her family uses them to fine-tune treatment decisions.
Hi – it's Kate, Kelly's mom.
Around 6:30 this morning, just before Kelly usually gets up, she got an Urgent Low
Soon. She was at 90, which isn't bad, but she had double-down arrows, which means
she could drop to 45 in just 15 minutes.
I gave her a granola bar with juice as a before-breakfast, in-bed snack. Her trend
arrow evened out pretty quickly. I'm happy to report she didn't even get the Urgent Low
Soon update, much less the Urgent Low Alarm. And she was delighted to get to eat in
bed!
I love the Urgent Low Soon! With it, I see when she is heading toward a low instead of
just reacting to it afterwards. It's so much healthier for Kelly and so much less stressful
for all of us.
Takeaway
Your alerts help you get back into your target range. Respond to them.
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