Check In With Jake And Kelly - Dexcom G6 User Manual

10.7 Check In With Jake and Kelly

What does customizing alerts do for day-to-day life? Let's check in with Jake and Kelly
to see how they use it to manage their diabetes.
Hi – it's Jake. I figured out how to use repeat with my high alert to avoid insulin
stacking. I also worked with my endo and my high alert setting to bring down my
average blood glucose!
I took insulin to cover dinner but then ended up having a couple bites of dessert, too.
My high alert went off; I have it set to 275. What did I do? I set my repeat set to 2
hours, which gives the insulin I already took time to act. So I didn't take more insulin
because I knew I could confirm the alert and it would remind me in 2 hours if I was still
high.
This not only helps me not stack, it also takes a lot of stress out of watching and
waiting!
At our appointment a couple months ago, my endo said, "So Jake, your average blood
glucose is 275 mg/dL! That's elevated – almost seriously elevated." Almost seriously
elevated? That's bad. Then she gave me some tips for bringing that down. Let me tell
you what I did!
The first month, I set my High Alert at 285 so I knew when I was just a little over my
average and could take a walk to bring it down right then. I went on a lot of walks!
Seriously, I should get a dog. But it paid of – at my last appointment, my endo told me
my average blood glucose was down to 225!
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