#or i do but i mean i spend a shitload on AA bats

[savetheghost]

so a device is commercially available that kinda clicks to the sensor and would do what i need but

1) its only available in europe

2) an older version of the device WOULD work with the US sensors but

3) its unavailable and the newest version of the device only works with the european versions of the sensor

4) if i COULD find the an older one AND get it to me AND not blow it up trying to charge it because thats something i would do, it has mixed reviews on stability, general comfort, and disconnection issues

other problems:

im like 90% sure why its not available here is because

uh

so it converts the RFID to a bluetooth signal to have it sent to a phone

which is bad

because its a software vulnerability

which i mean id take that risk because i already have a software vulnerability in my pump where if you just had my serial number you can hook up a bluetooth controller to it

and like

kill me???

by dosing my with a shitload of insulin

theres no fix for it because thats technically a feature and a bug

because parents put insulin pumps on kids where rhe kid cant reach, so the pump company made a remote control so you can use the pump without unstrapping it from your hyperglycemic toddler

another thing is that if im homebrewing the hardware, theres encryption on the cgm i have because i dont fucking know, people could steal my numbers????

and theres not a lotta info on whether people have cracked it cause some loopers are kinda hush hush so they dont have their exploits patched out

THIS WOULD BE EASIER WITH A DEXCOM

i have this batshit idea i wanna build where i get an nfc reader and hook it up to my chrome and build myself a what is basically an external glucose reader that just looks like the rig from dead space

cause my coworkers sometimes dont believe im dropping dead and need to sit down and not get bothered while i smash fruit into my mask

argue with the big fuckin neon sign asshole im dying

people have figured out the libre outputs so if i can just have an arduino translate the number to an animation for a bunch of neopixels i THINK i can get a healthbar going

problem is that it doesnt really stream the data like other continuous glucose monitors, you get the info by tapping your phone against it

so id have to like. have the nfc reader ping it intermittently to change the level on the healthbar, and idk if thatd strain the battery on the libre

maybe do it like once an hour and have a button to force it to read if im feeling weird

id also have to have the reader sandwiched on top of the cgm but thats fine i can figure that out