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dLife Viewpoints Columnist Kerri Sparling has a 4-legged CGMS helping her. Do you have an unconventional way to detect diabetes emergencies?
Yes, I too have a perceptive pet!
 
Yes. I have a friend/family member who is a human low detector.
 
Sort of, I am very in tune with my body and can spot a low quickly.
 
No. I have to rely on my meter/CGMs/other diabetes tools.
 

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by Wil Dubois
This morning it wasn’t the sun, the wind, or the birds that woke me up. It was the soft, insistent vibrating of a medical device urging me to check my blood sugar. Opening my eyes, still safely under the covers, I checked my blood sugar with a meter smaller than a deck of cards, calibrated my continuous glucose monitor, and then glanced at my insulin pump — which reminded me that today was the day I needed to change my infusion set. My dLife is pretty high tech. And I’m...