[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G7

Sat Apr 15 21:34:33 UTC 2023

I just went through the whole app and didn't find anything about
calibration.

Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
Ham call K5FPT

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Taylor
Scott via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2023 12:06 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Taylor Scott <taylor9209 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G7

I think I seen a mention of calibrating in the history tab at the bottom...
I don't really look at the other tabs though.

On 4/15/23, Taylor Scott <taylor9209 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I too have trouble with the over patch things. Most of the time they 
> stick to themselves or I don't line it up correctly.
>
> I'm going to try using these skin tac wipe things to see if they help.
>
> As for getting the code, maybe I'm just lucky.
>
> The code is on the opisit side of the button on the applicator.
>
> I usually sit it on the edge of a table, so I can bring the phone down 
> low about half way up the applicator.
> I also make sure a light is on, then when I have it ready, I click the 
> button in the G7 app to use the scanner.
>
> The one thing I'm having trouble with is the profiles for alerts.
> I've created a bedtime profile, but it hardly ever seems to work.
> I made it so my low alert is a little lower at night, as well as my high.
> Most of the time though, it's still using the main alerts.
>
> Not sure if it is a bug in the app, or if it is causing problems 
> because it starts at the end of one day, but switches in the morning 
> of another...
>
>
> On 4/15/23, gary via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> That is good for what  it  can do.my libre 2 takes  1 hour for warm 
>> up.i know that the libre 3 will be about the  same warm up time 
>> frame.  I honestly will be doing a bit  more research before I 
>> upgrade to the next gen cgm systems.  .
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>> Milton via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2023 5:24 AM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Milton <mota1252 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G7
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm a Dexcom G7 user and I like the fact that it is small and the 
>> warmup time is much shorter, I'm getting around 20 minutes for the
warmup.
>>
>> I have been experiencing at different times during the day when the 
>> transmitter looses connection and have to wait up to 30 minutes for 
>> the transmitter to re-establish a connection. I'm running iOS 16.4.1  
>> on an iPhone 14 Pro.
>>
>> As for getting the QR Code I have tried using the camera once and was 
>> not able to capture a picture and turned to get Aira agent to read 
>> the code back to me. When entering the Code even if I have Voiceover 
>> set to characters I don't hear the characters being spoken but I do 
>> hear a click sound indicating that a character has been entered. The 
>> Done button is in a place where you would not necessarily find it, 
>> but after running my finger around I found it.
>>
>> Love to hear what are others are experiencing.
>>
>> I also should mention that I tried the Libra and found it to be quite 
>> inaccurate.
>>
>> The Dexcom seems to be much more accurate.
>>
>> I have not found anywhere where you need to calibrate the sensor like 
>> I had to do with the Dexcom G6.
>>
>> Milton Ota
>> Email: mota1252 at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>> Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2023 10:39 PM
>> To: NFB Diabetes Division <Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G7
>>
>> I just visited a friend who is now using the Dexcom G7. I really love 
>> how small and thin it is. Is anyone else using it yet? And what are 
>> your experiences? He said that he was having trouble with the sensor 
>> code as the seeing AI app would not read it and also that voiceover 
>> did not give feedback on where a text field is nor  Nor feedback on 
>> the numbers as you entered them. He actually used Be My Eyes to read 
>> the sensor code to him and an external keyboard to enter the sensor 
>> code into the app. This does not sound terribly convenient. Is anyone 
>> else having better luck with it? He did say that the 30 minute 
>> warm-up is often much shorter than that which is great.
>> We need to notify Dexcom if there are any new added accessibility issues.
>> Patricia.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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