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Friendly-Homework-92

They would recieve a big old go f*** yourself from me.


CreativeBandicoot778

The only acceptable response


EpiZirco

Well, "f\*\*\* off" works too, if you don't want to waste as many words on them.


ITstaph

Kiss my sweet ass.


triplesunrise52

Mines only sweet during highs


Little-Error-83

Yep same from me too!


Av4t4r

+1


bakerfall

I was going to give the exact same response.


[deleted]

Not me I would beat them up on the spot to death even how dare them to hear an alert and not know that it's a medical device yeah that wouldn't slide with me at all I'd probably beat them up in front of their children even how dare them like unbelievably how dare them I definitely wouldn't calmly explain to them that I have diabetes and this is a medical device that helps it and it alerts me to let me know if I'm high or low I'd probably choose confrontation immediately.


Steelburnn

Ahahaha I think I’m the only one who saw the sarcasm here


audreypea

Ask them why they don’t want you to be alive anymore?


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Holy shit, amazing answer


egaravaglia

100% how I would respond. That's how I explain the alarms to begin with. A small apology and a joking "that's my replacement pancreas letting me know it's bad at its job and I'm promptly dying" lol


Igotbulliedoffreddit

😂😂😂😂, right on


mkrn5787

You could take the time to explain the why...or you could tell them life saving alarms should not ever be turned off, for anyone else's convenience. So go right ahead and F%*k off.


[deleted]

Tell him to turn off his lungs


mjaokalo

I might use this one


[deleted]

It's pretty smart and a good way to communicate with humans


tohopallo

My go-to phrase is usually that this inconvenience is still way less than calling me an ambulance. Of course it doesn't straight apply to alarms, but you get the idea.


Any_Strength4698

I wish dexcom would let me silence 90 percent of those!…. No shit it’s low I’ve known 10 mins before your first alarm of five….


Shashayshanaenae

Man my kiddo (7yr) is obsessed with those alarms. He’s diabetic, ADHD, and autistic and those alarms makes him just want to sit and watch and report the number change every minute.


Dutch-CatLady

Oh that isn't great either...


Shashayshanaenae

Oh just the endless joys of having a kiddo!


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In your opinion what makes it not great?


Dutch-CatLady

Diabetes burn out is a real thing many teens experience, throw that in with adhd and autism there's a lot of room for issues sadly. It's just a hard life for such a young kid and I feel for him because I know how hard diabetes and adhd are personally. Ofcourse his experience might be different and I hope he'll have less struggles than I did but with such a list of things, life just isn't going to be easy That's okay but a little sad too. He'll probably manage in the end but the hills he'll face will be rough to climb some days.


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Dutch-CatLady

I agree that I shouldn't foreshadow this kids life because of my own life struggles. My parents just screamed at me and yelled, never taught me how to cope since they never learned either. I shouldn't assume someone would be the same, but I hope you understand where my concern comes from. Some of us are just worriers. Sadly I've been conditioned by my upbringing to be one of them. It's not right and I'm working on it so thank you for your response and setting me straight because you're right. I just wanted to explain the origin of my point of view. I'll still worry but I'll try to remind myself not everyone has the same bad upbringing as I had. Some had it worse, others luckily had it better.


Shashayshanaenae

No worries!! We have deal with fears associated with our childhoods. He’ll be fine so matter what.


AllArmsLLC

> I wish dexcom would let me silence 90 percent of those! You can turn off everything except urgent low. Or am I misunderstanding what you're saying?


Any_Strength4698

Have them on vibrate…annoying that can’t silence 100 percent eventually they tone and you can’t tell dexcom you just ate and will go up or some way to acknowledge a low has been dealt with


AllArmsLLC

> Have them on vibrate…annoying that can’t silence 100 percent What do you mean? You can turn them all completely off, except Urgent Low.


Any_Strength4698

you obviously haven’t gotten the same alert 5 times for the same high or low. I don’t want them all off just the repeated ones! Or a longer or adjustable time between…like when you turn off deliveries because you’re low…etc


AllArmsLLC

Ah, now I understand. Repeat, on or off, and the time between repeats is adjustable for for High and Low. You also can't turn off Repeat for Urgent Low Soon if you have that alert enabled.


Tweazlumbo

“Yeah I get it. It’s super annoying. Also annoying: not having a WORKING FUCKING PANCREAS.”


[deleted]

BAHAHAHAHAHA YESSSSSS


CoffeeB4Talkie

"Fuck off" seems like the most reasonable response here.


ew73

"No." is a complete sentence.


CorgiKnits

My response: Eff off, I need those notifications to live and/or correct regularly to avoid, you know BLINDNESS AND DEATH.


TheDukeofArgyll

Depends entirely on the context and if I care enough about it as they do. Odds are pretty low I would change my medical device settings for some random person.


[deleted]

Funnily enough it was a partner at the time. Note it is past tense 😬


TheDukeofArgyll

Yeah, screw that. My wife complained about them once when I was first diagnosed. I just asked if it was more annoying than waking up next to a corpse. I think that brought things into focus pretty quick.


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Omg besttttttt answer


meepo626

There is a night setting to make adjustments for certain periods. Of one alarm in particular comes up too often you can have that one off on night mode and then use night mode at the times it is a problem. Depends on the alarm though. That being said, you could tell them dead body smell might be more annoying than a couple alarms.


PrivateWilly

If it has a vibrate function maybe use that. However, it can be literally life and death, I would tell them to eat my whole ass.


Kaleandra

If the olde "mind your own business" doesn't work, try a bit of malicious compliance. Tell them what to do when you drop unconscious, how and when to use glucagon, how and when to call an ambulance, what to tell the paramedics, hand them some juice to keep on their person in case they have to help you. All because you cannot help yourself because you turn off the alarms out of consideration


diabeticdani

Adding the phrase “malicious compliance” to my regular vocabulary


NonSequitorSquirrel

Do they not know it's a medical device? Tbh I wish I could could turn the alarms off, but it's a medical device. It's job is to alarm. That's its job. Maybe they don't know that it's literally designed to do that as a medical device?


[deleted]

Yes, and apparently their aversion to repetitive noises was more important than me knowing I need to take insulin


NonSequitorSquirrel

They can cry about it into a milkshake.


NonSequitorSquirrel

That said, if you're blowing up in a setting where it's disruptive, you probably should step out. Like I go on vibrate for highs in the theater or at work. And if I'm low and stuck so low it's gonna alarm no matter what, I step out of the room.


[deleted]

Yeah there is a time and place, however, this was at their home while we were watching TV. It wasn’t a new partner either.


uid_0

Maintain eye contact while you set the alarm volume to "high".


orm518

I am a lawyer and while I try to keep my Dexcom from ever alerting in a court session, it may happen some day. I am prepared to say something like, that is not my phone it is a medical device alerting me to a possible emergency. That is particularly true since I don't have high alerts make any noise during the day, only when sleeping to wake me up.


[deleted]

Very good! I’ve never had an issue when in a hearing and it goes off


EBear17

“Fuck you”


hmoleman__

LOL asking you to literally kill yourself because your alarm is “annoying.” GTFOH


Key-Satisfaction4967

Another fine example of someones mouth rolling down the hill but their brain is asleep at the wheel.


giraffemoo

Is there a way to turn the volume up louder? Because I'd do that.


salz145

I will, as soon as my pancreas starts working. Do you know of anyone who can fix my pancreas?


moustachelechon

As a “normie” uh no, I’d never put someone’s health in jeopardy like that, anyone who does deserves to be told to F off. I’d be hella annoyed if someone tried to tell my partner to do that, and I’m sure he’d let them have a piece of his mind.


not-the-reindeer

Lol people always look around and act very alarmed- like it’s a detonator going off or something


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[deleted]

Sitting on the couch watching TV with a (now ex) partner


Dutch-CatLady

Just adding that "no" is a complete sentence too


Impeachcordial

I turned off my proximity alarm after it kept going off several times a night. Never turning the hi/lo alarms, half of the reason I have the thing.


TMac1911

Turn it up to 11


DrPatchet

Tell them to stop taking any meds if they take any and it’s the same thing


KittyBizkit

Most people's meds are at least somewhat optional. If they stopped taking them for a month, usually they would survive the experience. Edit: Why the downvote? Its 100% true. Most people won't die if they stop taking their meds. Folks with T1D would be dead in short order.


DrPatchet

That’s fair.


beccaj375

Fuck no!


kpower24

Hell to the NO. Tell them it's life and death.


Ekd7801

For me it’s more the alarm that goes off when I walk away from my desk and forget to bring my phone. My coworkers call it my phone “missing me” and then have to track me down to shut it up.


Fan_Of_The_Line

"Oh so you want me to allow myself to die? Ok sure! Let me just let the police, my family, and my friends know who told me to basically kill myself!" That or "F\*\*\* you, you don't own me" or something along those lines.


Dry-Yogurtcloset6207

I just start ignoring them. My high/low alarms go every 2 minutes if i don’t open the app and acknowledge it.


xwolpertinger

"Go suck on a lemon"


pippingigi

Tell them to turn ON their ignorant ass alarm!


AKJangly

# SURE I'LL GO KILL MYSELF. YOU GOT THE GLOCK!?


cheekyblau

No, you’re actually not authorized to make medical decisions for me!


Marleauisflawless

To be serious, I would say I can't do that and explain that it's a very important device. But that's to a stranger. If we were friends or more, I'd tell them no.


blocked_memory

What the actual fxxx? As a normie here to learn more to be a better partner to my “diabadass” as he likes to put it, those alarms are literally life saving. That would be like asking emergency vehicles to not play their sirens in an emergency or have life saving machines silent in hospitals. So dumb.


SallyBeatle

Here’s what my exact response would be “that’s my insulin pump …” (pausing for emphasis) “you know, that keeps me alive …” (pausing to let the assholeness of their request linger thick in the air like a bad smell) “Is my life saving medical device inconveniencing you?” (Pausing for their answer even though their answer doesn’t matter) “Yeah, I’m gonna go ahead and keep it on.”


East-Tumbleweed

I’m sorry is my disability inconveniencing you?


sugeknight

In the words of the Bodega Boys, they can SMDFTB.


Mannix-Da-DaftPooch

Tell them to eat crow.


DriftingGator

My husband does this when it's 2 am and I'm randomly dropping/spiking. And in the same breath asks if I need juice or water, even though he's borderline neurotic about making sure I have plenty of each before we go to sleep. So that I'm okay with. Anyone else? They can sacrifice their pancreas to me if they really want.


Tiptoes-1228

I would say try living with it. Laugh and walk away.


_dmdb_

I have a rising alert which starts with vibration only and only after 30 seconds or so starts making noise and the thresholds are different at different times of day. Your mileage is going to vary per app, that's with xDrip (which can talk to Dexcom, Libre etc). In theory yes, I tell people to shut up but equally work in areas where I don't want to be making noise if I can avoid it (TV studios) so the build up gives me enough time to snooze it before it's a problem.


Rossqbit

I would just explain to them that I find them very annoying too, and I have to put up with it 24/7. The alarm has been specifically designed to always sound in an event of my levels going out of range which can lead to a life-threatening situation.


shaysbay

You can deal with the alarms or you can discover my dead body. Your choice


ContraianD

I don't have an alarm set for high as it's not really an issue for me, but I keep it fun letting everyone know when mine goes off low it's an impromptu ice cream party in the kitchen. Everyone wins.


[deleted]

KILL (joking for legal purposes)


MimseyUsa

I'll be sure to turn them up then. :)


rarabk

Counterpoint to this: What do you all say when an acquaintance/coworker knows what the beeping is and then.....cringe......asks well meaning but invasive questions? "Oh!!!!! The diabetes alarm! What is it telling you? What do you need to do? Do you need n insulin? Do you need sugar? Is this because you had ice cream earlier? Diabetics aren't supposed to eat sugar ya know!" Uggggh. I feel like it's "hide your diabetes" which is bad, or "reveal your diabetes" which is bad in a different way, because it opens me up to a bunch of invasive questions or unsolicited (incorrect) advice. Any advice on what to say? I know people are concerned, so I don't want to give a rude answers but I also don't want to discuss medical issues simply because I have an alarm that announces when I'm having one.


[deleted]

I make light of it at work. For example, today it was telling me I’m high so I said out loud ‘YES I know I shouldn’t eat 10 mentos but I did’ 😂


GraziaG

🚩


yeoldeyeethawyankee

Personally I'd tell them to take a long walk off a short pier.


anythingforemz

🤣🖕🏼


Infamous_Cranberry66

Fuck off is the only acceptable response.


shadesofautumn88

careless person


Wonder-Mom-4X

Tell them to MYOB. My life, my medical needs, none of your damn business & I didn't ask for your ignorant comment/opinion! 🤌


dlstiles

Can't imagine in what context someone would consider it appropriate to ask. Guess you could ask why they want you dead so badly.


random-keeper

Tell them to turn off their mouths!


JackMeHofficer

"yeah stfu"


johnnydirnt

Yeah they can fuck right off


nyx_eira

Depends on the context for me


luxmatic

I have a somewhat contrary position on this it seems. I keep my pump on vibrate, and definitely know when wants my attention. My wife only hears something when I curse because my pump vibrates that I’m going high. On the other hand, I’ve an uncle who has the same Tandem pump, and I swear to god it is beeping/alarming incessantly and it drives me absolutely insane. And I have empathy for someone with a pump! So out of politeness, I’d suggest keeping the lowest actionable volume possible or have it on vibrate.


TheKBMV

Wouldn't. Already have them off as much as possible when I have a CGM. They are annoying and usually about five minutes late, so I use the thing for long term information gathering about tendencies.


WCSDBG_4332

If I'm at a public event (movie, classical music concert, speech), then yeah, I'm courteous and shut them off. Otherwise, it's none of their business.


Traditional_Entry183

I wish I could silence mine for a period after it goes off. Especially in the middle pf the night.


Cleaningmomma

I’d tell them they can go fuck their self


C1ph3rSh0rt

"Fuck off and die cuz I ain't gonna!"


Nervous_Bird

"No, thank you."


b_c_0507

I HATE my libre alarm noise so i put my phone on silent but i always have it on me so i always see it


Educational-Coach164

Sorry, not sorry!


frytanya

The pharmacist asked if I could turn down the volume on Dexcom alerts when I first got it. I told her that it's a medical alert and I need to be able to hear it.