# Is it possible to Re-Develop your physical sense of lows? highs? after depending on CGM **URL:** \ **Category:** Treatment\ **Tags:** low-bg\ **Created:** [January 22, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-it-possible-to-re-develop-your-physical-sense-of-lows-highs-after-depending-on-cgm/6238 "2019-01-22T14:24:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-it-possible-to-re-develop-your-physical-sense-of-lows-highs-after-depending-on-cgm/6238/5 "2019-01-22T15:09:11Z")
How many phone numbers do you have memorized now versus how many numbers you had memorized before cell phones came out? Think your map reading skills have gotten better since you started having a GPS in your car? In 2007 there was a study that compared 3,000 people and found that the younger respondents were less likely to remember some simple personal information such as family member’s birthdays or phone numbers. Studies have shown that calculators may have decreased people’s ability with simple math problems. A 2012 study found that 89% of those surveyed reported feeling phantom vibrations - the physical sensation that their phone was vibrating - even when it wasn’t. Researchers believe that our brains now can misinterpret physical sensations like an itch for a vibrating phone. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563212000799](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563212000799) * * * * * * * * * Of course CGM can get in the way of paying attention to the physical signals and processing all the mental signals. And thinking about all the things that you have done recently, like eating or correcting or dosing. What you should do before you look at your CGM, is make a guess. Before every blood check, make a guess. Process all the signals, analyze what has been happening, what you have eaten, how much insulin you have in your system. Do that to keep your brain sharp. Try to know your BG before you check it and before you look at your CGM. Keep those skills sharp. * * * * * * * * * I have suggested this to @ClaudnDaye a while back: > [@"Beat the Dexcom"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/beat-the-dexcom/3710): > > In an effort to get Liam thinking about how his body feels which will ultimately lead to, we hope, unlimited independence when he’s older, we’ve started playing a game with Liam that the amazing @Eric taught us, and Liam is having fun with the game. He’s not gotten close yet, but he does give us numbers and we’re certain that, over time and by playing this game constantly during every “blood stick”, he’ll become “aware” of his body. We’re having a lot of fun playing this game with him and I wo… And also suggest it to @daisymae a while back: > [@Can You Guess Your BG Before Using Your Meter?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-you-guess-your-bg-before-using-your-meter/2209): > > recently i was put to the test. it was about being in touch with my body and how i might know where my BGs are at any given time without using a finger stick or a CGM. i am familiar with how i feel when i am crashing. i know the symptoms of each level of my lows. for example: when i am getting into my 60s, i feel a little light headed, but not terribly so. when i get into my 50s, i start to shake and i will see bright lights and spots before my eyes; i cannot even read my meter without help. wh… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-it-possible-to-re-develop-your-physical-sense-of-lows-highs-after-depending-on-cgm/6238)._