[Diabetes-Talk] G5 question

Mon Feb 13 01:22:29 UTC 2017

I just turn down the volume level at night so I still hear it and so I can
still grab the phone and check my number during the night if I want to do
that. I found having all the alarms really hard on my quality of sleep. Yes
I really learned a lot, oh I did. But wow! And if an alarm goes off and you
ignore it, it goes off again, louder! For some reason since getting my
iPhone 7, they're really loud! <grin>
But turning off the ordinary high and low alarms and just checking it myself
more frequently has actually worked out okay for me. I was getting myself
way too worked up, oh please please don't let me get an alarm in the middle
of a doctor's appointment! <grin> But now I just lower the volume a few
notches at night and I'm okay. The other thing that really surprised me
about the alarms was this. Let's say I had my low set to 65. If I was going
down and crossed 65, the alarm would sound. But then, if I continued down to
59, and then started going back up again, when it crossed 65 again on the
way up, the silly thing would alarm again. Good grief! I also got caught a
couple of times when I hovered right around my high alarm and it kept going
down just a little, back up just a little, and so on. That's what made me
turn them off now that you can't just mute the thing. Crazy programmers!
But I sure have gotten addicted to having the information. There is one
little trick with VoiceOver when you're calibrating though. When you get it
and an explanation would mean something, let me know and I'll give you the
details. It's about VoiceOver showing you something that isn't really there.

Having said all of that, I really would encourage you to do the update and
have the access you need.
Veronica

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Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 10:48 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Jamie Gurganus
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] G5 question

Thanks! I just finished watching some videos and doing more research on the
G5 app, and it sounds like I can put them on vibrate only to resolve some of
the noise issues. I understand the below 55 alert will still holler at me! I
really want the ability to calibrate on my own, so I will just have to
figure this out. Four example, none of my kids were awake when I left this
morning, so I had to not calibrate when I really wanted to! So, I will have
to figure out how to keep my phone as quiet as possible. Also, what do you
do at night? Put your phone on mute or do not disturb?

     Jamie 

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> On Feb 12, 2017, at 12:30 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Jamie, you are correct. The alarms over-ride the mute switch. After
fussing
> with them I ended up unchecking the high and low alarm. You can't uncheck
> the urgent low alarm. So at least with the regular alarms turned off, the
> only alarm that will go off will be if I reach 55 or lower. I just take a
> look at the app more often. But I'm right there with you on the complaint.
> People do all sorts of things they don't want to interrupt like giving
> presentations, working in recording studios or a zillion other things. The
> up side is being able to read our numbers and calibrate independently in
> between alarms. <grin>
> Hope that helps.
> Veronica
> 
> 
> "Guide Dogs, First Hand", Veronica Elsea's classic album is now available
on
> iTunes, along with other music from her and from the Guide Dog Glee Club. 
> To learn more, visit:
> http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com
>                 Veronica Elsea, Owner
> Laurel Creek Music Designs
> Santa Cruz, California
> Phone: 831-429-6407
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 5:53 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Jamie Gurganus
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] G5 question
> 
> Hi all!  My insurance has approved an upgrade to the G5, since I really
want
> to be able to input my own blood sugars via the phone app.  However, I am
> quite concerned about the negative reviews that I am reading about
regarding
> the inability to silence the alarms.  From what I read, it is with the
> latest update that took away the mute feature for the alarms.  As much as
I
> want to be able to independently manage my Dexcom, is it worth having the
> alarms going off with no way to silence them at night or in church or
> meetings.  Thanks for your experiences.  I may consider staying with the
G4
> unless they change the alarms.  I can't close the app during church or
> meetings like many do, since I need the Dexcom to notify me of lows that I
> don't feel anymore.  
> 
> 
> 
>                                                                Jamie
> 
> 
> 
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