[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G7

Sat Apr 15 23:59:13 UTC 2023

I glanced briefly at the online owners manual for the G7, and it indicated that the calibration feature is in the history tab somewhere.
Patricia.

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> On Apr 15, 2023, at 2:35 PM, Les Fitzpatrick via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I just went through the whole app and didn't find anything about
> calibration.
> 
> Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
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> -----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.
>>> 
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