Westley
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- Type of diabetes
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Have any of you been using the new official Libre Android app?
How are you finding it so far? any issues?
I've been using Glimp (a non-official Libre android app) a lot when out and about over the last few months, and have been generally pleased with it, and enjoying not having to carry an extra device. I like that it lets me start reading without the 1 hour wait at the start, and carry on a little after the official end of the sensor. Values are generally very similar to those with the reader, but Glimp seems to do a bit less smoothing, which I actually prefer, as I think it sometimes shows up changes of direction sooner.
One downside has been missing the analytics in the Libre Windows software though, as I don't always scan with the regular reader every 8 hours. Another negative is that the NFC sensor on my phone needs to be <~2 cm away to work, compared to ~10 cm with the reader, though I guess this probably varies between phones.
I think when I start my next sensor I'm going to give this LibreLink a go. I notice in the EULA they warn that non official apps such as Glimp may interfere with it - I'm guessing they are just covering themselves and doubt running both will cause an issue, though it would be great if anyone can confirm that.
How are you finding it so far? any issues?
I've been using Glimp (a non-official Libre android app) a lot when out and about over the last few months, and have been generally pleased with it, and enjoying not having to carry an extra device. I like that it lets me start reading without the 1 hour wait at the start, and carry on a little after the official end of the sensor. Values are generally very similar to those with the reader, but Glimp seems to do a bit less smoothing, which I actually prefer, as I think it sometimes shows up changes of direction sooner.
One downside has been missing the analytics in the Libre Windows software though, as I don't always scan with the regular reader every 8 hours. Another negative is that the NFC sensor on my phone needs to be <~2 cm away to work, compared to ~10 cm with the reader, though I guess this probably varies between phones.
I think when I start my next sensor I'm going to give this LibreLink a go. I notice in the EULA they warn that non official apps such as Glimp may interfere with it - I'm guessing they are just covering themselves and doubt running both will cause an issue, though it would be great if anyone can confirm that.