Okay, I have a SERIOUS problem with this. When you fire up the program, you’re presented with a user id and password login. The login information should be on the CD case, not in the help file.
Oh well.
So far, I’m disappointed as there doesn’t seem to be a way to export data.
Oh well.
I’ll figure out a way.
I just added a new Glucowatch category — and will move the other entries on it to this category.
The software and watch arrived, the autosensors are due tomorrow evening.
I am currently installing the software.
It came in a box with a CD, and the CD case has a “quick install” and information on getting help for the CD. Personally, I like to keep the manuals to a minumum, so it’s okay for me. Heck, I rarely read anything but the quick install these days.
New computer users might want more.
UPS tried to deliver my glucowatch sensors this evening. It was weird, because it was just around UPS time so I decided to check to see if it had been dropped off — they often drop the package off and ring the door bell — but for some reason, usually we’re in the backyard, we don’t always hear them. And I’m not sure they always ring the bell.
Driver had just driven up, so I walked up to the truck and talked to the driver, and he showed me where it was dated 9/8 — last Wednesday. I refused delivery, so we’re all okay now.
And he admitted that it should have been delivered last week, and that it was marked all over “temperature sensitive”. Sigh.
The Glucowatch people have reduced the price on their watch and on their sensors. I don’t want to try it though, unless I have good reason to know it works, and works well for me.
The insulin pumpers group has shipped a Glucowatch G2 to me, and I’m going to order autosensors from them on Tuesday to try it out. I’ll report here.
Though I have it on at least one user’s advice that it caused serious skin irriation for him, and was always around 50 units off.
It would be nice if it worked.
The glucowatch samples every 10 minutes and produces a 20 minute average, alarms when low or high, and is downloaded. It would certainly solve the need for basal tests if it worked.