Peter CohenMar 15

One thing hadn't occurred to me, wearing a continuous glucose monitor for the past year: It junks up my phone's Bluetooth settings with an additional device profile every 10 days. These profiles don't self-delete. I suppose there's no harm in it piling up like this, but what a mess. No easy way to mass delete, either - gotta tap each "i" button, "Forget This Device," then "Forget Device" again.

#diabetes #bluetooth #iphone #dexcom

Show threadJonathan PolleyMar 15
@flargh I wish that there was an auto-forget feature so it would drop the Bluetooth device after not seeing it for N days. I hate cleaning up that list and worrying that I may accidentally delete the active sensor.
Show threadPeter CohenMar 15

@the_other_jon It'd help if the CGM software presented the Bluetooth ID of the active sensor, in addition to the sensor number and serial number.

As it was, I waited until I had to activate a new one this morning, then I took note of its ID to make sure I didn't delete it.

Show threadJonathan Polley
@flargh The thing I really dislike about Dexcom is that there isn’t any way to file bug reports or feature requests. It’s nice that I can get a replacement sensor, but their iPhone software needs help.
Mar 15 at 11:47amIvory for iOS
Show threadgarlandMar 15
@the_other_jon @flargh Yep. It makes me think Dexcom really doesn’t care about the user experience. And no dark mode? Really? Tandem’s Mobi pump app is much nicer software.
Show threadPeter CohenMar 16

@garland @the_other_jon the one thing they're really good at is sending you a replacement when a sensor eats shit. But their UI is trash and their features are awful.

At least my health insurance covers them, so I don't have to pay out of pocket for the privilege of wearing an ankle monitor to tell me when I fuck up on carbs.

Show threadJonathan PolleyMar 16
@flargh @garland The first 24 hours is sketchy AF. I try not to calibrate then, but I was getting a 65 mg/dl when my finger prick read 145. Then it jumped to 188 when the finger prick read 136. I’m glad that I don’t have a pump it would control.