# What to use to wake a person that’s hard of hearing when having a low **URL:** \ **Category:** C/GM\ **Tags:** cgm, dexcom\ **Created:** [February 5, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-to-use-to-wake-a-person-that-s-hard-of-hearing-when-having-a-low/13557 "2023-02-05T02:32:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-to-use-to-wake-a-person-that-s-hard-of-hearing-when-having-a-low/13557/5 "2023-02-05T04:05:21Z")
There are some threads on these forums from the past that cover some ideas. You should do a search for bed shakers! > [@Help with Plan to create a Bed Shaker/Light Alarm triggered from Dexcom Urgent Low](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-with-plan-to-create-a-bed-shaker-light-alarm-triggered-from-dexcom-urgent-low/5418): > > So, I am looking into the feasibility of setting up a quiet alarm that can wake my son when he has an urgent low alarm on his Dexcom. The goal would be for a light to light up and a bed shaker to be activated when he has an urgent low. I am assuming that I will need the following to make this work: Android phone on wifi network Nightscout IFTTT Bed Shaker and Light that can be triggered by IFTTT Does this sound correct? Is there another way to accomplish this? My goal is to have a syst… > [@High school son won't wake up to alarms: help!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-school-son-wont-wake-up-to-alarms-help/3328): > > Hi All! I found this group at 1:30 this morning while treating my son for a low. Nine glucose tabs and 2 hours later, I finally went back to sleep. I promised myself to join this group today and try to get some support and input from others in the same boat. So here goes… I am a single mom of a 17 year old high school junior who has had T1D for 9 years. My son is on the Omnipod with a Dexcom G5 cgm. He seems to have hypo unawareness overnight. After having a few overnight lows in the 20s, the … > [@CGM alarms and partners - what's your experience?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-alarms-and-partners-whats-your-experience/5655): > > I’ve been dating a wonderful man over the last year, and we’re planning to move in with each other in about a month. We’re currently working through the planning that goes into a move like that. I’ve never lived with a partner before. It might sound silly, but I’m probably most worried about waking him up all the time when my cgm alarms go off. I don’t want to deprive him of sleep. It’s not that uncommon for me to wake up once during the night to have to correct for something - either a trendi… Several others exist also. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-to-use-to-wake-a-person-that-s-hard-of-hearing-when-having-a-low/13557)._