A method for detecting and communicating to a caregiver and/or a wearer the presence of an insult within an absorbent article, said method comprising: monitoring an electrical property of the article as the article is being worn by the wearer; wherein the electrical property is resistance, conductance, impedance or capacitance; determining the electrical property of the article at a first time, the electrical property being expressed as a first indicator value; activating an insult alarm for an alarm period to inform the caregiver and/or the wearer of the presence of a first insult in the article when the first indicator value is indicative of an insult; wherein the first indicator value is indicative of an insult when compared to a magnitude threshold value; determining the electrical property of the article at a second time occurring at least a preset period after the end of the alarm period, whereby the preset period allows the electrical property to stabilize, the electrical property being expressed as a second indicator value; determining when the electrical property expressed as the second indicator value is indicative of an insult wherein the second indicator value is indicative of an insult when compared to a magnitude threshold value; and determining the amount of time that elapsed between the activation of the alarm and the determination of the second indicator value being indicative of an insult, and comparing the elapsed time to a time threshold value and activating either an insult alarm to inform the caregiver and/or the wearer of the presence of a second insult in the article or activating a saturation alarm as a function of the comparison. monitoring an electrical property of the article as the article is being worn by the wearer; wherein the electrical property is resistance, conductance, impedance or capacitance; determining the electrical property of the article at a first time, the electrical property being expressed as a first indicator value; activating an insult alarm for an alarm period to inform the caregiver and/or the wearer of the presence of a first insult in the article when the first indicator value is indicative of an insult; wherein the first indicator value is indicative of an insult when compared to a magnitude threshold value; determining the electrical property of the article at a second time occurring at least a preset period after the end of the alarm period, whereby the preset period allows the electrical property to stabilize, the electrical property being expressed as a second indicator value; determining when the electrical property expressed as the second indicator value is indicative of an insult wherein the second indicator value is indicative of an insult when compared to a magnitude threshold value; and determining the amount of time that elapsed between the activation of the alarm and the determination of the second indicator value being indicative of an insult, and comparing the elapsed time to a time threshold value and activating either an insult alarm to inform the caregiver and/or the wearer of the presence of a second insult in the article or activating a saturation alarm as a function of the comparison.