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

Thu Feb 23 19:35:22 UTC 2017

On 2/23/2017 1:26 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> 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!
> Veronica
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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stupid questions here. am thinking of getting this. but I assume when 
bathing you remove all and reattach when you get out. but what bed time. 
how dos one sleep with it.