[Diabetes-Talk] Using Camera to capture QRCode

Sun Jun 18 16:00:40 UTC 2023

I may try that for the future. Thanks Milton.

Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
Ham call K5FPT

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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Using Camera to capture QRCode

Hi Dar,
I have been placing my sensors on the adomen and switcvhing sides from left
to right and slightly moving it around so that I'm not placing it on the
same spot. Hope this helps all of you.

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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Using Camera to capture QRCode

Where do you wear yours?
I have to learn how to open it and get it started.
Dar
Original message:
> Milton,
> I am changing my sensor tomorrow. Did you do the qr code from within 
> the G7 app or did you use the phone camera app to get the qr code. In 
> the G6 app, I just couldn't seem to find the code in time. Is the qr 
> code located on the back, if the big button is called on the front?
> Everyone, as for the patches, tech support told me to forget them as 
> they were such a disaster for everyone that Dexcom is recreating new ones.
> So far mine have stayed on just fine without the patches.
> As for calibration, weird. I had to calibrate mine again this morning. 
> When I went into history, it said, to look at previous events, go to 
> the Clarity app. Really? I don't understand why all of the buttons say 
> "dimmed" even though they're not, really.
> Call me unimpressed so far. I had a little chat with my sensor the 
> other day and explained that it won't get far just by being cute. It 
> needed to perform. At one point yesterday, I was sitting at a table 
> and the phone was on the table in front of me. I never moved. For the 
> entire 15 minutes I was there, I never got a sensor reading. Sorry 
> Dexcom, I think sometimes getting results is worth more than long 
> battery
life. Sheesh!
> I'm using an iPhone 13 Pro, running iOS 16.3.
> Veronica

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> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
> Matt Davis via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2023 8:18 PM
> To: mota1252 at gmail.com; 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: mdavisforalternatives at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Using Camera to capture QRCode

> Milton , Thanks for giving your explanation for how your using the 
> camera to pair G7 sensor very successfully.
> Could you please share about your experience with the over lay
patch/tatch?

> A friend is using paper tape or medical tape on each side of the 
> sensor edges, without assistance, but that only works for one spot on 
> his arm and he and we all know the sensors  need to be rotated.

> Thanks much,
> Mary

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
> Milton via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2023 10:14 AM
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> Cc: Milton <mota1252 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Using Camera to capture QRCode

> Hello,

> I just inserted a new sensor for the Dexcom G7 using the iPhone 
> camera. I'm running iOS 16.5 on an iPhone 14 Pro.

> I found it pretty snappy once I was able to place the sensor container 
> in the position where the code can be found on the outside of the 
> applicator. I aligned the camera about 6 inches from the container and 
> slowly moved the camera/phone around until I felt a vibration and 
> heard Voiceover tell me that pairing was complete.

> I find that this looks to be better than the G6 app for the iPhone.

> Hope others using the G7 will try it and share their experience 
> capturing the QRCode using their camera whether its with an iPhone or
Android device.

> Milton

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