Carmel: my partner can now sleep knowing the alarms will wake me

My story is about my partner Tony and what a difference me having a CGM makes to his life.

I have been a diabetic for 46 years, from the days when there wasn’t a blood test to now and the quest for CGM for all.

Tony has always been hyper-alert to my low blood sugars and even more so at night. He slept lightly at night and would be waking me up for lows and highs. For the last 5 years with a self-funded CGM he can sleep as he knows the alarms will wake me.

I also sleep better with the CGM - if I don’t have one the worry will keep me awake, not the blood sugars.

Using a Freestyle Libre and MiaoMiao reader to Xdrip app.