I’ve searched through all the software settings and Google and can’t seem to find a solution. My problem is that I reckon I miss 99% of my high/low alarms because they’re so short in duration (i.e. just a single beep that doesn’t even last 1 second). They’re so short that I simply don’t hear them and they‘re no where near long enough to wake me up which is when I need them the most. Perhaps I’m missing something obvious?
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HI @plantae , would it help if your alarms vibrated on your wrist? They aren't desperately loud but the buzzing on mine is pretty annoying and I don't think it stops till you press the dismiss button.... (I'll add to the thread next time it happens to double check).
I'm using the glance watchface on google wear OS....
I'm using the glance watchface on google wear OS....
Yeah I think a wrist vibration would get my attention. I’ll check out watch options
Thanks for volunteering to double check
Hmmm. I must have a setting wrong, mine just beeps briefly once and then stops… I don’t dismiss it, it just stops after the beep. The low alarm went off just 20 minutes ago so I know I didn’t dismiss anything and likely would have missed it if I wasn’t just happening to be doing something else on my phone at the time
These are the user defined low/high alarms that I’m talking about not the other ones that are “built in” (critically low etc)
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I'm not talking about the phone alarms, I'm talking about the ones on my watch. I think you are right, the user alarms on the phone just go of once (or 3 beeps for the low at 4,4)Yeah I think a wrist vibration would get my attention. I’ll check out watch options
Thanks for volunteering to double check
Hmmm. I must have a setting wrong, mine just beeps briefly once and then stops… I don’t dismiss it, it just stops after the beep. The low alarm went off just 20 minutes ago so I know I didn’t dismiss anything and likely would have missed it if I wasn’t just happening to be doing something else on my phone at the time
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I've just realised I had all my watch alerts disabled, so I;ve turned them back on..
Here's a link to glance (not sure whether it works on apple too)
glancewatchface.com
Here's a link to glance (not sure whether it works on apple too)
Glance Watchface
Glance is a application for use with Fitbit devices to view your blood glucose levels along with a variety of other health stats on the watch face. You can see your stats at a glance!
glancewatchface.com
Thanks! I use android so that’s all goodI've just realised I had all my watch alerts disabled, so I;ve turned them back on..
Here's a link to glance (not sure whether it works on apple too)
Glance Watchface
Glance is a application for use with Fitbit devices to view your blood glucose levels along with a variety of other health stats on the watch face. You can see your stats at a glance!
I meant to provide an update on this, my apologies. Even though I got a watch I did solve the alarm problem on my Android…
The problem with only getting a short 1 beep for low alert was because of the selected alarm tone (I had it set to beep). Other alarm tones sound for way longer. E.g. selecting ‘siren’ will emit an alarm that’s hard to miss and repeats maybe 6 times. Other tones have different durations. At the time I didn’t even think of changing the tone, I was looking for a duration option. And then I forgot to update this thread because I’ve only been getting lows, and therefore alarms, after applying a new sensor (mine seem to take a day to settle in). Without the alarms going off I forgot to provide my solution
The problem with only getting a short 1 beep for low alert was because of the selected alarm tone (I had it set to beep). Other alarm tones sound for way longer. E.g. selecting ‘siren’ will emit an alarm that’s hard to miss and repeats maybe 6 times. Other tones have different durations. At the time I didn’t even think of changing the tone, I was looking for a duration option. And then I forgot to update this thread because I’ve only been getting lows, and therefore alarms, after applying a new sensor (mine seem to take a day to settle in). Without the alarms going off I forgot to provide my solution
