Hypo alert monitors

[Flakey Bake]

Hi All,
My friend's father has had a few scary hypos lately due to his type 2 meds and erratic diet. He is 83 years old and it has knocked his confidence to the point he won't go out and has got very upset. I was telling his daughter about the wrist monitors for detecting hypos and sending an alert to a relative's mobile phone. I am sure I have read of such a thing on this forum, but I can't find the thread. Can anyone tell me more about these gadgets, recommend one and let me know how accurate they are. Do you have too get very low (say <2.5) before they detect the hypo. Even one without the phone alert may just help him regain his confidence. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[catapillar]

My understanding is that these hypo bands don't detect hypos per se, but they do detect cold sweats, so if your friend's dad suffers from cold sweats as a reliable hypo symptom it might be a good product for him. How low he would have to get to alarm really depends on when in the hypo he gets a cold sweat. I've not read if they can alert to a mobile.

The dexcom G5 can alert to any i-device (iPhone iPad etc) nominated - but that would mean an invasive CGM system that would be considerably more costly.