I use the Tandem X2 as the receiver for my G6, and Xdrip on my Galaxy note8.
I have been running xdrip for years now with great success.
The Dexcom app is really a very basic app that basically shows you your BG, a basic graph, and not much more.
Xdrip can do so much more!
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SO excited to try this out!!!
OMG!! It took literally minutes to get it going, and I can now share my Dexcom data with my wife!!! THANK YOU!!!
Now hit the menu on the upper left, and hit statistics.
You can show today, yesterday, 7 days, 30 days and 90 days.
You can have a graph, pie chart and a details page for each selection.
Very simple and VERY helpful!
System status helps show what your battery voltage is, transmitter days, shelf life, etc.
Another cool thing is to click on each dot (bg reading), you can see specific value and time, and add note if desired.
This is very timely for me as I made the switch to xdrip+ last week.
At the risk of hijacking the thread, and someone give directions on setting up Nightscout so I can view my data and share with my Doc? I am hung up on loading my web site with functions described in the directions. What do I need to upload?
I hope I phrased my question correctly, but I am lost at this step.
BTW I have uploaded to Tidepool, but wanted to see the analysis of data on NS.
Thanks.
Mike
General nightscout setup for xdrip: The Nightscout Project ā We Are Not Waiting
I havenāt seen it mentioned, but my most favorite feature of xdrip is the ability to set any notification that I want. No more common alarm noises that I have to decipher from every other notification noise. Mine plays the Archies āsugar sugarā when Iām low and need sugar, and Chris Isaakās " baby did a bad, bad thing" when I overindulge.
I also love that I was able to install it on my husbandās phone, too, in follower mode, and heās got the widget with my info. The dexcom and Dex follow apps suck on the widget front. I want that info always on display and available, not to have to go searching for it.
Iāve no clear understanding of the need for nightscout. We use xDrip follower features. Is nightscout for sending data to a doctor?
Honestly, Iām a little confused by your question.
I set up xdrip for myself as the main collector using those instructions. I then set it up on my husbandās phone as a follower, like you say you are doing, and I was required to enter the nightscout website. That website is how my cgm data gets into the cloud, so anyone I want to share my data with can access it. Of course, he could just open the website directly and avoid xdrip completely, but my nightscout website doesnāt have nearly all the features xdrip adds.
I suppose if youāre using a different collector service and have xdrip bridged to it, you donāt need nightscout at all. Iām not real familiar with that aspect, though. Iām choosing not to share any if my data with dexcom (no dexcom receiver, follow, clarity, etcā¦), because I donāt want them able to see if I restart my sensors. Using xdrip with my own personal nightscout site has allowed me to circumvent dexcom completely.
Voltage/resistance questions:
My current transmitter, an 81xxxx, has had a red voltage b and resistance since I put it in. it is 51 days old and XDrip shows Voltage A:294, Voltage B: 260 (red), and resistance 2240 (red). Is that about right for a 51 day old transmitter? Also, while searching for info about this, I read that when Voltage A is less than 300, it goes red. Is that still currently the case? Why is my Voltage A not red? Thanks!
Has anyone had any luck using Xdrip with the Eversense system? Any help is appreciated I cant get it going TIA
O was told if Volt A <300 Volt B < 290 and Resistance >1400 your transmitter will die soon - probably 2 weeks. My G5 resistance is 980.
Plus it does not change gradually. Suddenly, it could out of range before it dies.
Thanks!
Itās on day 99 now and getting ready to die. I got an alert maybe a week or two ago that there were 28 days left. Iāve had several low battery alerts that say to to replace it soon. Currently voltage A is 292, B is 251 and resistance is 2719. It seemed to have a tendency to loose the signal but other than that, itās work perfectly. It has lways within a few points of a finger stick. Also, voltage A is not red, despite being below 300.
The previous transmitter was an 80xxxx. This one is an 81xxxx. They both have the same manufacture date of 2019-02-25 and the same expiration date of 2019-10-27, 8 months. I think I started this one in late Nov. I guess the supplier was clearing old stock.
Interestingly, my next transmitter has a manufacture date of 2019-10-04 and an expiration date exactly 1 year later. It is an 8Gxxxx.
So I guess the low battery doesnāt effect the performance very much until it dies. It will be interesting to see what the voltages are when it dies. My sensor expires in 2 days. I wonder if the transmitter will last that longā¦
Iām told a low transmitter doesnāt affect performanceā¦ a bad transmitter could make your readings go in and out or just stop but it would not give you bad readings.
So 2 questions:
Can you run xdrip on your phone and dexcom on the receiver device at the same time?
How do you find out the transmitter code if you already have one on?
I believe Iāve read where people will take a picture of the transmitter code, before they put it on ā¦ that way, they can always see it.
The other Iām not sure of.
Yes, what devices you can connect to are dictated by the CGM manufacturers, not Xdrip. Dexcom allows you to connect directly to two devices, a medical device (insulin pump OR the Dexcom receiver, but not both) as well as 1 mobile device (either a smart phone or one of the few watches that can be a standalone CGM collector.
Technically, you can even run the Dexcom app on your phone, too, if your doctor insists on Dexcom Clarity data but you want the customization options and statistics of Xdripā¦ but thatās a little more complicated. You have to set up Xdrip to get Dexcom data from the Dexcom Follow cloud, rather than being directly connected to the transmitter.
You donāt need a code if you already have a session running. Once you get the Bluetooth connection established, it will automatically join the session. Thereās no need to āstartā a sensor thatās already collecting.
Edit:. Now Iām not sure which code you mean exactly. What I said here applies to the calibration code for starting a sensor. If you mean the serial number/ID on the actual transmitter, then ignore this and skip to MM1ās next comment.
If you already put transmitter id into dexcom receiver, you can display the transmitter id under one of the receiver menu options. Assume you want that to enter into xDrip settings.
On G6 receiver menu, go to Settings, Transmitter, Info.
It will display transmitter id.