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<\/a><\/p>\nMy happy-go-lucky nephew’s crib is in the room next to where I sleep. \u00a0If you are not used to the Dexcom high or low beeps, they are fairly loud in a not so densely walled house. \u00a0I decided to switch from my overnight Dexcom audio to vibrate. \u00a0I even slept in PJ’s with a pocket so I would feel the alarm. \u00a0The Dexcom ended-up out of my pocket and under my ribs while I slept. \u00a0I had run earlier that day and the weather had been quite hot (anyone else see the low bg coming in this story?). \u00a0My vibrating ribs woke me up (If I’m ever in a band I will call it Vibrating Ribs). \u00a0Glucosticks to the rescue, back to sleep. \u00a0More vibrating, more Glucosticks, back to sleep.<\/p>\n
This formula worked pretty well (not counting going low in my sleep twice… ahhhh running). \u00a0The vibration woke me up both times. \u00a0Great. \u00a0Dex rocks and no one else woke up.<\/p>\n
So I got\u00a0lackadaisical. \u00a0Who me? \u00a0Lazy? \u00a0No, say it isn’t so. \u00a0Careless? \u00a0Say What?<\/p>\n
Yes, me. \u00a0I have probably put my Dex on audio overnight 2 times since visiting my parents. \u00a0Both times it was on days I did killer workouts. \u00a0Otherwise, it was a nice break to not hear the beeping at 171 when my HIGH beep starts at 170. \u00a0I have been sleeping with Dex on my pillow. \u00a0Sometimes Dex slides off and is under my arm, but I haven’t been running too low so yes, I thought all was well.<\/p>\n
I spend a lot of time worrying that I will be another statistic of Dead In Bed Syndrome. \u00a0I worry that I will miss vital medical treatment because no one will know I’m unconscious in my bed. \u00a0I worry that if these scenarios happen on a weekend, my office won’t know to look for me until Monday and by then my body will stink and my dog will have possibly eaten my fingers (if you are squeamish, I absolutely should have warned you that I love shows like Criminal Minds and Dexter. \u00a0Oops. \u00a0Sorry. \u00a0Walk away from the blog now). \u00a0I got a Dexcom 7+ a year and half ago for EXACTLY these scenarios. \u00a0Every time I read of a case of Dead In Bed, I thank my lucky stars I have my Dex G4 and that on quite a few occasions Dex wakes me up, NOT my own body. \u00a0So why, WHY, would I relax about the audio on the Dexcom? \u00a0Why would I trust vibrate? \u00a0Because it worked before and therefore would absolutely do the trick again?<\/p>\n
Diabetes dummy. \u00a0There is no relaxing. \u00a0I’m not a rookie. \u00a0I am however someone who’s been waking up with perfect bgs at 3am and finding myself unable to fall back asleep for hours. \u00a0Oh sleep, I need a good night’s sleep. \u00a0I didn’t turn off Dex, I just switched to vibrate. \u00a0That’s OK, right?<\/p>\n
This morning I woke up and immediately felt the fuzz of being low. \u00a0I laid there feeling low. \u00a0My phone alarm would be going off in 5 minutes. \u00a0Oh I should hit snooze. \u00a0The alarm hadn’t gone off yet though. \u00a0There was no snooze to press. \u00a0Then what’s that noise? \u00a0Wait, I feel low, not like emergency low, but I-am-not-quite-right low. \u00a0Oh Dexcom. \u00a0Under my arm. \u00a0Dexcom. \u00a0Maybe I went low overnight. \u00a0No, I’m low right now. \u00a065. \u00a0On the other side of me, in my bed, glucose tablets. \u00a0Grabbed them. \u00a0Ate 2. \u00a0Phone alarm went off. \u00a0Hit snooze. \u00a0Dexcom kept beeping. \u00a066.<\/p>\n Ate another glucose tablet. \u00a0Sat up in bed. \u00a0Fuzzy headache. \u00a0Looked at Dex. \u00a0Still too low. \u00a0Been low for awhile. \u00a0Scrolled back. \u00a0Horror. \u00a0I’d been low since shortly after 2am. \u00a0Took pics of Dexcom screen. \u00a0I should blog about this. \u00a0THIS is MY fault. \u00a0Sit up. \u00a0Dog is awake and burying head in pillow. \u00a0I am exhausted. \u00a0Head still hurts. \u00a0I am not shaky. \u00a0I don’t feel great. \u00a0Ask dog to make me coffee. \u00a0Nope. \u00a0He still won’t learn to do it. \u00a0He flat out ignores me. \u00a0Turn on TV. \u00a0Dexcom is buzzing. \u00a0It’s now under pillow. \u00a0Pillow keeps buzzing. \u00a0Still in 70s. \u00a0Check meter. \u00a0Yep, 70s. \u00a0Dog is back to sleep. \u00a0He’s not making me coffee. \u00a0Go make myself coffee. \u00a0Sit on bed. \u00a0Dex keeps beeping. \u00a0Under 90 pic (my low setting). \u00a0This is my fault. \u00a0Tweet pic of Dexcom. \u00a0Think back on my evening. \u00a0Didn’t each much. \u00a0Didn’t bolus much either. \u00a0Strolled 30 blocks after while I chatted with my Mom on the phone. \u00a0Was in 180s pre-bed. \u00a0Took conservative correction. \u00a0Hours later I dropped. \u00a0I never turned on the audio. \u00a0I know better. \u00a0No one would know I was dead or unconscious. \u00a0Drink coffee in shower. \u00a0Listen to Beyonce. \u00a0“I’m a Survivor”. \u00a0Rub-A-dub-dub. \u00a0No crying. \u00a0Things happen. \u00a0I am fine. \u00a0Get dressed. \u00a0I love this dress. \u00a0No one would have known I was dead. \u00a0Double arrow up on Dexcom. \u00a0Bg is too high now. \u00a0Take correction. \u00a0Walk out front door. \u00a0Eyes get misty in hallway. \u00a0Fight back tears in elevator. \u00a0I am tired. \u00a0I finally slept through the night.<\/p>\n THIS was my fault.<\/p>\n Turn Dexcom audio on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I consider myself a cyclical sleeper. \u00a0That is I go through phases of sleeping like a normal person and hopefully getting balanced sleep and then phases of extremely interrupted sleep or just a pretty acute lack ‘o sleep. 2 weeks … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n