So I have come to accept the change to UI* on my Classic 6. I know the WFF format does not allow scripts to run on watch faces. I had scripts for being able to see my CBM data on my watch face, and then a complication would run a script to display a graph of my Blood Glucose. I came to rely on being able to just look at my watch, rather than pull out my phone. I could also get low and high alerts on my watch, and then dismiss them - rather than having to pull out my phone, unlock it, and then dismiss the alert.
So now the scripts won't run. But is there an alternative way to do this in the WFF? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. BTW, I am not a programmer, so I need suggestions that I would be able to follow.
Didn't you post this complaint last week and acknowledged the fact that this was the responsibility of the app developer for your watch face maker to fix?
It may have been convenient for you to chart your glucose through whatever acrobatics you were doing formerly, but that is apparently not possible now. I suggest that a) you get in touch with the developer of your watch face maker, and b) get in touch with Google, since it's the change in watch face formatting in WearOS. I was also under the impression that all CGMs had their own app for alerting high and low blood sugar levels, as well as charting/graphing your blood sugar. Get in touch with the manufacturer and ask if they can make a watch interface.
I am the developer of the watch face. I have uploaded these for people to use with no charge, but as I said I am not coder. Thus,I was asking for assistance, not a lecture. Your tone is not sympathetic, nor understanding of my request.
Your notion that having an additional tool to help manage a life long disease is a matter of convenience. Yes, the cgm apps do have their graphing and alerts, but it is not simply going through a day waiting for an alert, or having to pulling your phone out to check if you are going high or low. If I can prevent going low during an activity that allows me to live a more normal life. I have been a T1D for over 61 years - and I suggest you walk in my shoes. I also not do acrobatics, but I do work out, hike a lot, and backpack: so being able to glance at my watch and not pull out my phone during those activities is a big deal to me, and other diabetics.
The assistance I need could be as simple as pointing me to a program to make a watch face, or other helpful web sites to learn how to do what I need.
As a diabetic myself, I understand the importance of tracking. However, the CGM apps do what they are supposed to do. Kudos to you for finding a way to make your tracking more effective through a watch widget. I don't believe I was at all dismissive of your concern, but with all due respect, what did you do before the advent of CGMs? I suggested you get in touch with the Google team, because the new WFF is their concoction and they are in the best position to help you with your request. I am sure they have guidelines for watch face developers within their new format. It is also not unwarranted to get in touch with the app developer for your CGM app to see if they can either make their app more effective in the way you desire or to adapt their programming for watches and fitness devices. It may be more than they want to do, but they are not going to do anything without it being requested.
Before the advent of cgms, I first peed in a tube and added a chemical, and judged the color. Then test tape came out, and I could also test for sugar in food. Then in 1980 the first BG meters came out, as well as multiple dosing, and then it became test-guess-go. I was testing up to 10 times a day, and eventually got a pump 35 yrs ago. Imagine how much time and effort it took to manage my BS to keep my A1c at 7. For the past 5 years I have had WF with cgm data, and my A1c came down to 5.3.
If the cgm companies wanted to develop the tech to get data transmitted to a wearable they would have done it; Dexcom tried for many years. Patients for years appealed to them to come out with a phone app, but that is not what they are in business to do. It is not cost effective for them, nor can they make a profit from that. There is also a considerable regulatory hurdle - all of their coding has to undergo a regulatory review. Look how long it took just to get cgm data on Apple watches! Their software people are consumed with keeping abreast with changes to phone OS changes.
