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That went pretty well, so the next month, as planned, I lowered my High Alert to 235.
That was tougher at first, but between the walks and insulin, I got it to work. And
hey! Look at those results! Getting the information that I was a little high in time to do
something about it made a huge difference over 2 months. I'm sticking with this! I bet I
can get my average to 220 for my next visit!
Hi! It's Kate, Kelly's mom. Her dad and I are concerned because she doesn't seem to
feel her lows.
Last month, Kevin picked her up from school and immediately gave her one of the
emergency juice boxes we keep in the car. She was wandering around, completely
spacey. And no wonder – she was at 65 mg/dL and falling. She got her low alert at 70
but hadn't done anything about it. What happened there?
That scared us enough to bring up her lows with her endocrinologist at her
appointment last week. He was awesome about it, as usual. He showed us how we
could use the Low Alert setting to get Kelly's attention while she can still think clearly
enough to act on it and while there's time for her to eat something to avoid a low.
Based on his recommendation, we raised it to 80 mg/dL and rubber banded a PEZ
dispenser to her iPhone. I spoke to her teachers about the candy being medically
necessary, and Kevin let her know that she could share the PEZ with her friends as
long as she was not in school.
It's worked! This week, she has acted on her Low Alerts and hasn't gone below 70 mg/
dL since her appointment! We're so relieved!
Takeaway
How you set up your alerts can help you reach your diabetes management goals. Work
with your HCP to come up with the best alert customization for you and your goals.
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