Can Garmin watches be used as a receiver using xdrip? Without using a mobile phone or app on the phone?
@perfors Garmin watches run a proprietary operating system, not Wear OS. XDrip+ is built for Wear OS.
So the Garmins canāt run as xDrip+ collectors. With a little finagling they can be used as display devices with a phone.
Hi @Jan - Iām nearby you in Alberta. 
Welcome to the forum 
Iāve been T1 since age 5 (56 years). And like you, I donāt know any other T1ās IRL
Jim
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@Jim_YYC
Thanks! So nice to meet you. I love Alberta, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat. Iāve had several grad student from southern Alberta.
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The pleasure is all mine Jan
Donāt hesitate to ask any question(s) you have - to me or others on the forum. T1ās all have the same basic root metabolic issue - however your diabetes may vary ( everyone is different).
You have much snow on the ground where you are Jan?
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@Jim_YYC
No, weāre pretty bare grass right now. We had some heavy, heavy snow in early October this year, but itās warmed up and melted off. We had drifts of such wet heavy snow melt at once that we had big overland floods that took out some roads. Really weird!
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Montana is a lot like CALGARY ā¦ if you donāt like the weather just wait 20 minutes 
We had a foot of snow last Tuesday, but half of itās melted. Tonight weāre starting a run of sub-zero (Celsius) temps for a week and likely associated snow 
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@docslotnick,. Received watch today. Paired with phone, searched Play store on watch and downloaded XDrip phone app. Up and running in less than 5 minutes.
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Hi everyone. I sort of introduced myself in the wrong thread because I hadnāt found this one yet. Iām Trisha. Iāve been Type 1 for 27 years. I live in Alberta with my husband and 2 kids. Iām a teacher, I use pods and am trying to love my Dexcom 6 that Iāve had since October.
Today I had to start a new sensor and have been feeling woozy for hours. I hate new sensor day with the Dexcom. Does anyone else feel woozy when they start a new sensor? It also happens when my teenagers flop on me on the couch and put all their weight on my pods and or sensor.
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Welcome @Trisha! Glad you found the introduce yourself thread. Glad to have you onboard. You certainly are using the cutting edge tech. My son does not have any issues on day 1 of the sensors, i.e. woozy, but we have also acclimated to the G6 using it daily since it came out. I am sure someone will be by that has a similar experience.
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Thanks Chris!
Welcome, @Trisha. Glad youāre here. I donāt use the G6, so I canāt provide any help with that.
@Trisha
Welcome!
Iām relatively new to G6 too, Iāve had it since end of August. I have anxiety and always get anxious when I have to put on a new sensor. That makes me feel a little woozy. I guess Iām worried about getting it on right and in the right place, about getting a bleeder, about it tracking finger sticks, you name it, Iām a worrier. But after a while the feeling goes away and Iām ok. Kind of like if you cut your finger, even if blood doesnāt bother you, you can still feel kind of queasy.
I think once you get more familiar with wearing the sensor, that feeling will go away.
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Welcome to the forum @Trisha
The first 24 hrs with a new Dexcom sensor is always iffy for me. Iāve taken to inserting new sensors and letting them soak for 24 hrs prior to installing a live transmitter. This seems to minimize the whacked out readings new sensors give us as the traumatized area becomes one with the sensor filament.
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Thanks everyone!
@Jan- I donāt have anxiety about sensors or pods. I always have to lay down for blood tests because I get faint, and this is a very similar feeling. Itās gone now, it usually takes a few hours at least.
@Jim_YYC- Thatās an interesting idea, Iāll try putting in the new sensor early next time.
All of my previous Dexcom 6ās have been started in the evening, which helped because I could lounge and wait out the wooziness, but I wanted to switch to the morning because every other sensor has been loud and annoying through the first 12 hours, when I was asleep. So the day came, I happily started this one in the morningā¦
and got no alarms at all. Not a single one.
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Hello everyone! Iām an actor, director, and a sometimes theatre producer. Iāve been a professional actor for 42 years, so Iām not young. I live in beautiful Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, although I work across the country. If you look at IMDB under John Koensgen youāll see a smattering of film, tv, and voice work that Iāve done over the years. Whatās not there are well over 150 plays that Iāve worked on. At the tender age of 43, I became a t1d and went on to insulin as soon as I could. They tried me on oral meds for a few months but that wasnāt working. As soon as I could I asked to go on insulin. Now Iām home! Iāve been pumping for 15 years and just started using a Tandem t-slim 2. I tried the Medtronic 630G but didnāt like it. Using a pump saved my career. I had been crashing onstage and was resigned to leaving acting because it was too difficult to manage my BG while working. That first pump saved me. These days Iāve been busy doing mostly voice auditions and Iāve just finished producing and directing an audio version of a play I directed in 2008; Disaster by David OāMeara (an amazing poet). Itās all edited and weāre almost ready to launch it online! Soā¦ hi, lovely to meet you all.
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Wow that is quite the resume! Really glad you posted, and even more excited to get to know you on our boards. T1 at 43 is kind of a gut punch, but I guess all diabetes diagnoses are kind of like that. The pump reducing your crashing is awesome. We use the T-slim with Dexcom and Control IQ. It is really amazing how much control my son as for so little input. Welcome!
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Welcome! Impressive acting career! I have been in many plays in my day and when i was younger i especially l loved musicals - always just local theaters. Oklahoma (Will Parker) and JCSS (Jesus Christ) were my two favorites.
Gratz on your t1 management and welcome to the forum!
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Hi All, our son didnāt get his Hogwarts letter for his 11th birthday a few weeks ago. Instead there was (still is) the coronavirus pandemic, and in the midst of it, he was diagnosed with T1D. Not cool. We were in the hospital for a few days and now weāre slowly getting used to the new normal. Fortunately we have good insurance, and jobs. Canāt take that for granted these days. Weāre an active family, lotās of running, biking, hiking, skiing. And weāre generally upbeat. We wonāt let this slow down our son, so Iām looking forward to joining FUDiabetes, for my son and myself to help him along. Cheers, ~Andre
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Iām so sorry to hear of your sonās recent t1d diagnosis. Iām glad you found this site though to help you along the way in supporting your son.
It is a tough disease to cope with and I have learned over the years that some of the best resources for understanding this disease come from other diabetics.
Welcome to FUD and donāt hesitate to post topics on which you need help!
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