I use Apple iphone with the Eversense 365 app and the Sequel twiist pump app. I’ve set it to get Apple Health app to read the BG from one or the other and all I have to do for a hands free BG check is say “Hey Siri what’s my glucose?”.
However any time I am in my car Siri says “I can’t access health data while you’re in the car.” So I would fiddle with my phone or Apple watch while parked or stopped at a red light and…access health data. Even though for some reason Siri did not want me to access this data.
Today this appeared on Apple CarPlay…health data?!!. Somehow the key info from the twiist app is displayed on the Carplay screen with exactly the info I need. On this occasion, the tech exceeded my expectations. Maybe there was an update or ??, but this feature surprised me by just appearing on the screen. I’ve been using the twiist app since June but today was the first time it appeared in Carplay.
I’m still in awe every time I get in my car and there is my BG right on the screen…I am easily impressed I guess.
This is actually the first vehicle I’ve had with pre-installed Carplay (2021 Jeep) so it’s possible that this feature may have been there all along but I just accidentally turned it on? My other rides are a 2003 Toyota pickup with an old cassette player and a 2013 camperized Sprinter van. Now I am seriously considering replacing the cassette player in the pickup with a modern model sporting Carplay because of this feature and because all of my cassettes have died of old age. I recently replaced the stereo in the van with a model sporting Carplay and a medium sized screen…so now I can get the BG on those long campervan trips too!
Yeah. I’ve found that having xDrip+ display on the screen while driving is invaluable. I can see my BG but also the trend. Unfortunately while it worked for a while it stopped working because the display started blanking.
These days when I’m driving I launch Google Maps and tell it to direct me home; so it doesn’t go off until I get home. Then I quarterise it and put it somewhere irrelevant and the screen doesn’t go off! I can see my BG all the time!
That’s a fantastic improvement! Having easy access to your glucose information through CarPlay can make a big difference. Thanks for sharing this with the community, and drive safely!
