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Hey - I assume you're using a CGM - Dexcom? Check out XDrip. Its an opensource community built collector for CGM data. They have a version that runs on Googl

Hey - I assume you're using a CGM - Dexcom? Check out XDrip. Its an opensource community built collector for CGM data. They have a version that runs on Google Wear so your android watch can act as a collector. You can also still use your phone to collect and just have the data appear on your watch. Nightscout is another good related resource https://github.com/jamorham/xDrip-plus/blob/master/Documentation/WatchGuide.md https://github.com/jamorham/xDrip-plus/blob/master/Documenta...

jeffdavis 8y ago
Cool! Yes, on the dexcom G6. Thanks, I will check those out!
- pimeys 8y ago
  And if you want a smart watch able to show your glucose value, get a pebble if you can find one somewhere. The battery lasts 6-7 days and the e-ink screen is easy to read in the sunlight and will not blind you at night. Works with xDrip.
  - midnightcaller 8y ago
    This! We have these for my sons teacher (hes T1 and in grade 1). Their pretty bullet proof. I use Spike on iOS https://spike-app.com/ https://spike-app.com/ to get it on my apple watch (it does this by creating new meetings in the calendar) works ok. Its amazing to me that Pebble can allow real time updates to the watch face and apple severally restricts this feature for third party apps.
georgebarnett 8y ago
xDrip is such a great piece of software that few people know about. If you’re want to see the future of medical care using smart devices, start there.
- shaklee3 8y ago
  Can you give a bit more detail on how you use it? Is extra hardware required?
  - georgebarnett 8y ago
    No extra hardware needed. Only your phone and a CGM if you wish to use one. xDrip allows you to configure various care settings and then will provide real time blood sugar feedback and dosing suggestions. There’s (almost) nothing else like it in this space.
    - shaklee3 8y ago
      I'm confused as to what parakeet does. I have a Medtronic 670g with CGM, and xdrip supports it. Apparently Medtronic already has an app, but xdrip uses data from it. Also not really clear where nighscout fits in. Is that just the service in the cloud to store it, and xdrip is the display?
      - midnightcaller 8y ago
        We have a Dexcom G5 and use Xdrip to read the data directly from the CGM. It has a number of benefits over the OEM provided readers: -no forced replacement times for sensors. -No forced delayed starts on new sensor insertions -predictive algorithms and treatment recommendations. -more integrations into third party systems (like IFTTT) -Opensource community project that keeps evolving much faster than the OEMs Nightscout is a cloud service to store data reading and treatments. Again its community developed opensource solution which gives you complete ownership over your data. Some of its earlier game changing features are now common in the OEM solutions, but I still like the idea of owning this and it being opensource. Nightscout is a really big help for us managing our son (whos 6) since it makes it really easy to give real time access to his CGM and treatments to anyone anywhere. Nightscout is also the unofficial hub for the Opensource development in diabetes. They've contributed so much that is now being used by OEMs. Im a big supporter.
midnightcaller 8y ago
just to add to this. There's a similar solution for iOS called Spike, its not in the appstore though https://spike-app.com/ https://spike-app.com/ Also check out https://openaps.org/ https://openaps.org/ - its a community developed closed loop solution. Very cool.

jeffdavis 8y ago

Cool! Yes, on the dexcom G6. Thanks, I will check those out!

pimeys 8y ago
And if you want a smart watch able to show your glucose value, get a pebble if you can find one somewhere. The battery lasts 6-7 days and the e-ink screen is easy to read in the sunlight and will not blind you at night. Works with xDrip.
- midnightcaller 8y ago
  This! We have these for my sons teacher (hes T1 and in grade 1). Their pretty bullet proof. I use Spike on iOS https://spike-app.com/ https://spike-app.com/ to get it on my apple watch (it does this by creating new meetings in the calendar) works ok. Its amazing to me that Pebble can allow real time updates to the watch face and apple severally restricts this feature for third party apps.

georgebarnett 8y ago

xDrip is such a great piece of software that few people know about. If you’re want to see the future of medical care using smart devices, start there.

shaklee3 8y ago
Can you give a bit more detail on how you use it? Is extra hardware required?
- georgebarnett 8y ago
  No extra hardware needed. Only your phone and a CGM if you wish to use one. xDrip allows you to configure various care settings and then will provide real time blood sugar feedback and dosing suggestions. There’s (almost) nothing else like it in this space.
  - shaklee3 8y ago
    I'm confused as to what parakeet does. I have a Medtronic 670g with CGM, and xdrip supports it. Apparently Medtronic already has an app, but xdrip uses data from it. Also not really clear where nighscout fits in. Is that just the service in the cloud to store it, and xdrip is the display?
    - midnightcaller 8y ago
      We have a Dexcom G5 and use Xdrip to read the data directly from the CGM. It has a number of benefits over the OEM provided readers: -no forced replacement times for sensors. -No forced delayed starts on new sensor insertions -predictive algorithms and treatment recommendations. -more integrations into third party systems (like IFTTT) -Opensource community project that keeps evolving much faster than the OEMs Nightscout is a cloud service to store data reading and treatments. Again its community developed opensource solution which gives you complete ownership over your data. Some of its earlier game changing features are now common in the OEM solutions, but I still like the idea of owning this and it being opensource. Nightscout is a really big help for us managing our son (whos 6) since it makes it really easy to give real time access to his CGM and treatments to anyone anywhere. Nightscout is also the unofficial hub for the Opensource development in diabetes. They've contributed so much that is now being used by OEMs. Im a big supporter.

midnightcaller 8y ago

just to add to this. There's a similar solution for iOS called Spike, its not in the appstore though https://spike-app.com/ https://spike-app.com/ Also check out https://openaps.org/ https://openaps.org/ - its a community developed closed loop solution. Very cool.