Comment on iOS 17 Could Break Crucial Diabetic Glucose Monitor Alerts, Manufacturer Warns
geosoco@kbin.social 9 months agoWhat was it prior to using a phone? Did they have external devices or something that notified you?
Comment on iOS 17 Could Break Crucial Diabetic Glucose Monitor Alerts, Manufacturer Warns
geosoco@kbin.social 9 months agoWhat was it prior to using a phone? Did they have external devices or something that notified you?
BlackArtist@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Before my daughter was given the libre sensor she would just finger prick at regular intervals to see where her numbers were, there were no warnings or notifications if she was outside her ranges. We’ve been lucky that when she has a hypo she knows about it due to feeling ‘shaky’ but if she was hyper she wouldn’t know unless she did a finger prick.
The Diabetic team we have moved us away from Libre to a Dexcom G6 which has been great but as another poster has said does throw warnings out every now & again about Battery optimisation & Do not disturb settings.
Just over a month ago my daughter was given a pump made by Insulet and with that you are given an Android phone, that is used purely for controlling the pump and getting readings about her current numbers, it’s very locked down. Since she’s been using the pump her numbers have been absolutely fantastic, she’s very rarely outside of her ranges, not only does her new device beep to alert her that something needs attention but so does the actual pump.
geosoco@kbin.social 9 months ago
Thank you! Super glad that your daughter is doing great and this is working for her!
That's all fascinating. I'd seen a few videos of people who had pumps talking about how it effectively revolutionized their lives, but I didn't know exactly how. I didn't know the finger pricks were still common. I just assumed there was some intermediate device between pricks and phones, but boy was I wrong.