[Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting

Thu Feb 23 18:26:10 UTC 2017

I actually do scan my transmitter bar code myself. I did learn one tip when
my sighted husband was watching me. First, it needs really good lighting.
Second, it can be slow to respond. So the trick is to hold the phone near
the bottom of the box and wait. Then move it slightly and wait! I always do
get a response now. It may be faster with a sighted person but sometimes,
success is success! <grin> 
Jamie, the other hint, if you haven't figured it out already is that there
is a funky VoiceOver bug in the app. So when you calibrate, you enter your
BG value, then go up and find the save button and double tap. When it says,
Is this correct? Then reads your BG value, you must find a save button
again. But if you look around you will notice two sets of save and cancel
buttons. The top one is just a ghost from the first screen. So make sure you
always hit the lower of the two save buttons, towards 6:00 on the phone.
You'll know it saved because you'll hear a sound and then it will say, main
menu. Also, the next time you change a sensor, you will go in the main menu
and find, "stop sensor." When you double-tap it you'll get the chatter that
means, are you sure? And then, keep swiping till you hear the words, "stop
session." Me I would have repeated the word sensor, but they don't. I
managed to get myself tangled up in help screens trying to figure out what
to double-tap on the first time I went in there. 
But glad the start went so well for you and now you can enjoy being able to
look at your numbers yourself any time you want. Yay!
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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Robert Shelton via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 8:29 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: rshelton1 at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting

Another option is the KNFBREADER  app if you have it.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 23, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Cool, thanks for the info.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Tom Ley via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:40 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: TALey at ups.com
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still
waiting
> 
> Bridgit, 
> 
> FaceTime is a good idea for situations like this. 
> 
> There is also a free app and service named Be My Eyes I've used a couple
of
> times. You start the app and request help from the first available
volunteer
> helper. It connects you to an anonymous person who has volunteered to be a
> helper on the Be My Eyes network. At that point it is like a face time
call,
> although I'm not sure if they see you or you can see them, I think not. It
> seems to use the back facing camera. You can talk to them, tell them what
> you need, and then point the back of the phone at what you need read or
> analyzed. After you are done you can provide a comment about the
experience.
> I think if you have a bad experience, they can kick that person off the
> helper network. 
> 
> Once my helper was in New Zealand. The other time it was someone in the
US. 
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 10:30 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still
waiting
> 
> A little tip I've used for various things is to Facetime a sighted person
on
> my iPhone when I need a pair of eyes for something. For those with iPhones
> or iPads, this is a great option for when you need sighted help but no one
> is around or available to come over immediately.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:21 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jamie Gurganus <jamielgurganus at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still
waiting
> 
> Thanks Tom!  I was afraid that this was the answer.  I'll mark my 2nd
> transmitter box with the number in braille, so that I have it three months
> from now.  Tap Tap See didn't read the number, so I tried the camera.  I'm
> just glad that there was someone sighted at our house at the time.  
> 
> 
>                Jamie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Tom Ley via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:14 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: TALey at ups.com
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still
waiting
> 
> Hi Jamie, 
> 
> I don't have an answer for the camera and the serial number. I've never
had
> success with it. There is a work around. On the screen where it tells you
to
> point the camera at the barcode, there is a button to enter the serial
> number manually, so if you know the serial number, you can type it in.
When
> my two transmitters arrive every six months, I have someone read me the
> serial number off the box and I write them in my phone. I mark each
> transmitter box distinctly so I know which serial number goes with which
> box. Then I have the serial numbers to type in when I need to begin using
a
> new transmitter.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
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