[Diabetes-Talk] outfits

[ed worrell]

The NFC sensor can be affected by the clothing. Some stretchy materials actually have metal thread to help keep its shape.

Ed

> On Dec 28, 2018, at 12:56 PM, Ed Worrell <ntnmprt at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The best way to think of NFC is in it’s simplest form it’s a magnet. The reader, in this case being the iPhone holds all of the power to transfer the data. The sensor or receiver, in this case the Libre only has enough power in it’s chips to store the data. When the reader touches the sensor it creates power and makes the sensor transfer the information to the reader.
> 
> Ed
> 
>> On Dec 27, 2018, at 9:08 PM, d m gina via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> If you can test with your winter coat on,
>> what one is wearing doesn't matter.
>> 
>> Amazing what our products can do.
>> It will always be a surprise to me.
>> 
>> No my outfits don't have zippers.
>> 
>> Original message:
>>> nfc is line of sight dependent, so any opacity in a fabric will make
>>> communication difficult or impossible.
>> 
>>> On Thu, 27 Dec 2018, ed worrell via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
>> 
>>>> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 18:49:54
>>>> From: ed worrell via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: ed worrell <ntnmprt at hotmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] outfits
>> 
>>>> The DexCom and Libre systems use different technology to give readings. Libre uses NFC this means that the reader has to make contact with the sensor to give a reading. DexCom has bluetooth and therefor doesn?t need coo make contact to activate the sensor.
>> 
>>>> Ed
>> 
>>>>> On Dec 27, 2018, at 4:41 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>>>> I never have that problem with Dexcom. I wear jeans, slacks, leggings, heavy
>>>>> winter coat and have not experienced an issue with the transmitter being
>>>>> able to transmit.
>> 
>>>>> Bridgit
>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m gina
>>>>> via Diabetes-Talk
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2018 5:09 PM
>>>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
>>>>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] outfits
>> 
>>>>> Ladies,
>>>>> I have the leggings on from wallmart.
>>>>> The waist band is pretty thick so I pull it up.
>>>>> This is interesting to me, when I lift my top up and take the scan it works,
>>>>> When the top is down it has to think hard of the request.
>>>>> Now if this is the case, how did and does it read threw coat?
>>>>> One thing when one is at home another in public loll.
>>>>> Now ahem,
>>>>> moon shine isn't bad to drink loll but moon shine in public I think police
>>>>> don't like that.
>>>>> smile.
>> 
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