#nightscout

Progress, at least!

I got a VM set up and running, not fullscreen here so I could use my main system to screenshot it. Instead of Ubuntu Server, I decided to go with a minimal install of the desktop version with the GUI for accessibility more than anything else. I don't like Gnome, but I'll live with it. Rarely intend to use that after everything is set up and running anyway. Haven't set up clipboard (or any other) passthrough, so it was convenient having Firefox inside there to paste text in from. Besides some basic system utilities, this essentially just started out with Firefox installed and not much else.

This was while installing what felt like a shitload of other stuff required to get the database and Nightscout set up.

Some kind soul on Reddit pointed me at exactly the kind of desktop widget that I was looking for, to display blood sugar readings right on your computer desktop. Somehow I missed this one before.

This also floats, for those of us with extreme "out of sight, out of mind" shit going.

It's also easily dragged around the screen.

Owlet is cross-platform, though there are other options if you're on Windows. (Here's one that also looked promising.) I was honestly a little surprised at the paucity of obvious options on Linux. Since this is Electron, it should also be workable on FreeBSD. I haven't tried. Mac users are of course also covered.

Planning to continue to run the KDE web widget in the taskbar here, for easy access to the graph even when Owlet is hidden.

Sadly, Owlet is actually covered up by the taskbar widget. So, no full Nightscout-ception experience.

We are also now back in business with CGM readings on the watch!

That was honestly the main reason I got a smartwatch in the first place, but hasn't been doable since I switched the CGM reader over to the new phone. Which the watch has repeatedly refused to pair with. 🤬 I really do need to get that worked out, even if it does require seeking some advice on the GrapheneOS forum. What info I have found did NOT fix whatever issue it's having during the pairing process.

But anyway, I caved and just reconnected the watch to the busted screen Samsung phone I had been using it with all along. Which meant no handy blood sugar data feed anymore.

Only now, with the help of a working Nightscout site, we're back!