Antimony13,
I am not familiar with the newer Galaxy watches, I have the classic Galaxy watch. So there may be the ability on the android Galaxy with LTE to follow Dexcom/xDrip. However, I think there would be a few issues:
- Watch battery life.
- Functionality. Much of the information, such as change in glucose, graphing of bg levels over time, rate of rise or fall, alarms, and etc., are calculated on the phone and transmitted to the watch via xDrip+. The readout on the watch FreDiabetics gitHub app, aka his TaskerProject. It is freeware that allows you to design your own watch face.
- Data transmission. There are always glitches, hangups, and sometimes delay in reporting values.
- Not much data is stored on the watch, so unless you have the phone to capture the data, you will not be able to statistically analyze your readings.
5 I certainly would not make treatment decisions solely on the reading on your watch. I always check my phone.
I really like my Galaxy watch and phone combo. I am able to configure information/data in a way that is informative to me.
I will try to post some of the watch faces I created using FreDiabetes Tasker Project. I have programed my watch face to shift color with changes in BG; e.g. below 65 or above 220 the face turns red, +>65 and <= 144 green, and etc.
Fortunately you receive data on both the watch and your phone, so you can compare data/information.
Let us know what you decide, or if you have more questions.
Mike