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# Alert Settings
Because SugarPixel is a **secondary display**, all alerts are **optional and fully customizable**.
Use the **Enable** toggle to turn alerts on or off. Adjust sliders to set alert thresholds and snooze times. For precise control, all blood glucose sliders include **+ / − buttons** to adjust values by 1 mg/dL (0.1 mmol/L).
## **Available Alerts**
* **Low Alert**
Triggers when blood glucose is **less than or equal to** your set value.
* **High Alert**
Triggers when blood glucose is **greater than or equal to** your set value.
* **No Data Alert**
Triggers when SugarPixel has not received a new glucose reading within the selected number of minutes.
## **Snoozing Basics**
SugarPixel uses a **single top button** for snoozing.
* Press the button once while an alert is active to snooze it
* Each alert can have its **own snooze duration**
* If the condition still exists after the snooze period, the alert will trigger again
## **Test Alert Button**
Each alert includes a **Test** button to verify alert behavior.
* Tests audio, vibration, visual, and ascending alerts
* Tests automatically stop after a few seconds
* Tests respect **Quiet Hours and current Snoozes**
* If you don’t hear the test, verify time zone, quiet hour settings, and currently snoozed alerts (under Remote Snooze menu)
* Ascending alert tests compress each “minute” into a few seconds
**We strongly recommend testing alerts weekly** to confirm audio and vibration hardware are functioning properly.
When **Ascending Alerts** are enabled:
* Audio and vibration are **forced on**
* Other alert options are fixed (except audio type)
* Alerts increase in intensity each minute until snoozed:
1. Vibration only
2. Vibration + low audio
3. Vibration + medium audio
4. Vibration + high audio
The vibration puck **must be plugged in** when using Ascending Alerts, or you will miss the first vibration-only stage.
**When Ascending Alerts are disabled**, audio and vibration can be configured independently.
### **Audio Type**
Repeated alerts can cause **habituation**, where the brain becomes less responsive over time — especially during sleep.
* **Random (recommended):**
Uses randomly generated tones, durations, and vibration patterns so each alert feels different.
* **Standard:**
Uses a consistent alert sound.
We strongly recommend **Random** to reduce the risk of sleeping through alerts.
### **Volume**
SugarPixel does not have a physical volume control. Volume is set **only in the app**.
During setup:
* Test **low, medium, and high** volume levels individually with the Test Alert button
* Choose the level that best meets your needs
The vibration puck is designed for:
* Deaf or hard-of-hearing users
* Heavy sleepers
* Situations where audio alerts are undesirable
To use vibration alerts, plug the puck into the back of SugarPixel and enable the Vibration option.
If you prefer vibration-only alerts, **Ascending Alerts are strongly recommended**.
This provides a safety fallback by adding audio if vibration does not activate (for example, if the puck is unplugged).
To maintain warranty coverage on the vibration puck, **Quiet Hours must be enabled** to prevent extended vibration when alerts are not being snoozed.
When enabled, visual alerts flash the display between:
* Your normal screen
* An inverted screen showing the color-coded glucose value
Auto Snooze automatically applies the snooze function after an alert has been active for a set amount of time.
This is useful if:
* You forget to disable alerts
* You are away from SugarPixel when an alert triggers