# Night light for late BG work
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062
**Category:** Gear
**Created:** [September 19, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062 "2017-09-19T05:26:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062/21 "2017-09-20T18:24:24Z")
> [@Thomas](#):
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> I tried the headlamp once. Practically, it takes too long to put it on and the light beam was too wide and actually too hard to specifically direct it.
I can see how that could be a problem – although, I might blame it on the specific headlamp. I have one that has a band that stays the same size, so putting it on is really easy. Additionally, the lamp itself has a swivel point, which I tend to preset in the direction that I want it to face, and the light quantity is modifiable. I have owned a couple of different headlamps, and I really like the Petzl Tikka+ the best. It looks like that one is being discontinued? But they presently have it at REI on sale.
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I’m not saying that it would necessarily work for everyone – and if the flashlight+teeth is working for you, and you have a use for all the nearly spent batteries, seems like a win. 🙂
We have another headlamp, which looks a lot less dorky, but the thing is a pain in the ass because it doesn’t hold the headband sizing, so putting it on every night to walk the dog is a total hassle. The irony of this whole conversation is that when Eric needs to do dibe stuff at night that requires light, he just turns his bedside light on. 😀
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062/22 "2017-09-20T19:06:12Z")
> [@TravelingOn](#):
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> I really like the Petzl Tikka+ the best.
I have owned Tikkas for what seems to be forever 🙂
But my spec sheet for a head lamp would be slightly different. I really don’t like having to click multiple times to get to the right light, in particular because it is tentative and you have to check. What I would like for a headlamp for BG work:
- double rather than triple strap (easier)
- remembers the strap length, also very stretchy to be usable by more than one person on same length
- can be permanently set to low power, around 10 lumens or so; my preference would be ONLY low power.
- narrow beam (or can be permanently set to narrow beam); my preference would be ONLY narrow beam.
- hard on/off button (soft buttons are harder to use when you are in a hurry)
- light
- long lasting battery
- easy battery to get (AA or AAA if possible)
- not too small, not too big
- would be nice to have a red lens
- cheap so that we can lose a bunch of them and not worry about it. We constantly lose our BG flashlights, then find them a few weeks later. We need at least three at hand to be able to find one.
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062/23 "2017-09-20T19:26:21Z")
I don’t need any light…are you people blind? The light from the PDM is plenty for me to draw Liam’s blood in the middle of the night. 😄 But we do keep our TV on during the night so I also have that as a backdrop.
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### Author:  [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062/24 "2017-09-20T20:22:00Z")
I’ve found that the G5 receiver works very well as a night flashlight. It’s only problem is that it only stays in for about 15 seconds at a time. Also, it may be way too bright for @Michel.
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062/25 "2017-09-20T20:23:26Z")
I’ve got literally more than 2 million miles on this combo right here
Although the crap thing about red light— red blood is invisible in it… so more recently I’ve gone to amber
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### Author:  [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062/26 "2017-09-20T20:31:12Z")
> [@docslotnick](#):
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> the G5 receiver works very well as a night flashlight
ha ha ha - Try holding that in your mouth.
😈
Although I do use it as a night light going up the stairs at nightime after all the house lights are off.
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### Author:  [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2017, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062/27 "2017-09-21T07:17:38Z")
> [@Michel](#):
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> spec sheet for a head lamp
@Michel, you never cease to amaze me. I couldn’t have said it better myself – and there are definitely components to this headlamp that I find a little annoying – many of which you have noted. But I am also loathe to really invest in a headlamp because it seems like one of those things I might lose track of. ( although, with age, I have found a take quite good care of our belongings.)
@Sam I am very impressed with your 2,000,000 mile combo – I thought you were kidding when I read it the first time, and then I realized you were probably serious. I’m sure your modified red light has seen some amazing stuff!
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### Author:  [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062/28 "2017-09-23T20:29:32Z")
i love my night light. its right by our bedroom door. originally we put it there so that i don’t walk into the bedroom door when i get up to P in the middle of the night. then i started taking more advantages of it : i’m awake, i might as well test. ( i don’t use a CGM, so testing over night is very convenient for me; especially b/c i wake up so frequently 😊 )
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