New T1Pal Users⌁
What Is T1Pal ?⌁
T1Pal provides an always maintained and updated Nightscout site.
- Privacy. Unlike DIY, the default T1Pal site is private. Only the account owner can view Nightscout.
- Getting started guide explains getting glucose and insulin data into Nightscout.
- Storage is managed, never worry about MongoDB again.
- Unlimited Shares: Unlike most apps, there is no installation required for sharing Nightscout. Create as many secret sharing links as you like and share them with anyone you want. Revoke or delete access any time.
We make the technology behind Nightscout and manage it for you. There are some important differences between T1Pal and DIY. While most plugins are available, there are a few interacting with third party services that are on our future roadmap. See our FAQ on differences between T1Pal DIY for the full details.
Here is an overview of the sequence required to create your Nightscout site with T1Pal .⌁
APPLIES TO:
Create an account⌁
Click this link https://t1pal.com/getting-started/starting/home
Select Select Plan
Sign up with a Google account (create one if necessary)
Select a username, confirm mail and accept conditions. Click Create My Account
Enter your billing information and Confirm
Configure your data source⌁
Note
If you use a DIY closed loop system it is recommended that you let it upload to Nightscout instead of importing from Dexcom Share.
Select your data source
If you use a Dexcom sensor enter your Clarity credentials then Save connection
If you're using another uploader select review details
Then start uploading
in the Using Nightscout uploaders?
section
Select Create uploader
In the upper part you'll find your Nightscout API_SECRET and below the URL, copy and paste them in your uploader. Refer to uploader settings here.
If you're uploading from xDrip+ you can scan the QR code like this:
Enable a treatments data source⌁
If your uploader sends treatments (insulin, carbs, basal, ...) you can visualize therapy.
Enable Visualize therapy
and select the data source, Save changes
.
View your site and create a new profile⌁
From your account home, go to Visit my Nightscout
Upon first access you will be required to create a new profile. Select OK
File all required fields as shown here.
Make sure you enter your correct time zone.
You're automatically authenticated when accessing your site from the T1Pal portal.
Configure more settings⌁
You can change your default settings in the Control Panel from Configure Nightscout
.
API_SECRET⌁
This is an important password
Knowing your site's API Secret gives anybody full access to your Nightscout data, allows uploading to your site and uncontrolled access. Make sure you keep this password secret and avoid exposing it publicly.
To reveal the API_SECRET use the Api Secret
button, it will display just below.
Use the View link below the Api Secret to quickly view your site.
CUSTOM TITLE (Nightscout
)⌁
This will change your Nightscout displayed name (top left) from default.
The display name for the Nightscout site. Appears in the upper left of the main view. Often set to the name of the CGM wearer.
CLOCK MODE⌁
Clock view will show you a simple view with your BG.
You can configure more clock views from your site, see here.
You can set your preferences on each browser view using the drawer menu then Settings.
If you want all browsers to open with a default configuration you need to customize it with the options shown below.
TIME FORMAT (12
)⌁
Possible values 12
or 24
THEME⌁
Default setting for new browser views, for the color theme of the CGM graph.
default
colors
NIGHT MODE (off
)⌁
Possible values on
or off
basal
(Basal Profile)⌁
Uses the basal
field from the treatment profile.
- You can define the rendering of your basal, possible values are:
none
(basal not displayed),
default
,
or icicle
(inverted)
Plugins⌁
Plugins are used to extend the way information is displayed, how notifications are sent, alarms are triggered, and more.
If you want the enabled plugins to show by default on any browser, you should add them to the Enabled plugins
list.
To learn more about plugins see here.
DISPLAY UNITS⌁
Preferred BG units for the site: mg/dl
or mmol
(mmol/l).
Advanced Plugins:⌁
careportal
(Care Portal)⌁
An optional form to enter treatments.
Care Portal is an important plugin that gives access to the Log a treatment
interface. Unlock it entering your API secret with the lock icon top right, then use the +
icon to log a treatment. More information here.
cage
(Cannula Age) / sage
(Sensor Age) / iage
(Insulin Age) / bage
(Battery Age)⌁
cage
(Cannula Age)⌁
Calculates the number of hours since the last Site Change
treatment that was recorded.
ENABLE ALERTS
(display
) - Set toalert
to enable notifications to remind you of upcoming cannula change.CANNULA AGE DISPLAY
(hours
) - Possible values arehours
ordays
. Ifdays
is selected and age of canula is greater than 24h number is displayed in days and hoursCANNULA AGE INFO
(44
) - If time since lastSite Change
matches this value, user will be warned of upcoming cannula changeCANNULA AGE WARNING
(48
) - If time since lastSite Change
matches this value, user will be alarmed to to change the cannulaCANNULA AGE URGENT
(72
) - If time since lastSite Change
matches this value, user will be issued a persistent warning of overdue change.
sage
(Sensor Age)⌁
Calculates the number of days and hours since the last Sensor Start
and Sensor Change
treatment that was recorded.
ENABLE ALERTS
(display
) - Set toalert
to enable notifications to remind you of upcoming sensor change.SENSOR AGE INFO
(144
) - If time since last sensor event matches this value, user will be warned of upcoming sensor changeSENSOR AGE WARNING
(164
) - If time since last sensor event matches this value, user will be alarmed to to change/restart the sensorSENSOR AGE URGENT
(166
) - If time since last sensor event matches this value, user will be issued a persistent warning of overdue change.
iage
(Insulin Age)⌁
Calculates the number of days and hours since the last Insulin Change
treatment that was recorded.
ENABLE ALERTS
(display
) - Set toalert
to enable notifications to remind you of upcoming insulin reservoir change.INSULIN AGE INFO
(44
) - If time since lastInsulin Change
matches this value, user will be warned of upcoming insulin reservoir changeINSULIN AGE WARNING
(48
) - If time since lastInsulin Change
matches this value, user will be alarmed to to change the insulin reservoirINSULIN AGE URGENT
(72
) - If time since lastInsulin Change
matches this value, user will be issued a persistent warning of overdue change.
bage
(Battery Age)⌁
Calculates the number of days and hours since the last Pump Battery Change
treatment that was recorded.
-
ENABLE ALERTS
(display
) - Set toalert
to enable notifications to remind you of upcoming pump battery change. -
BATTERY AGE DISPLAY
(days
) - Set tohours
to display time since lastPump Battery Change
in hours only. -
BATTERY AGE INFO
(312
) - If time since lastPump Battery Change
matches this value hours, user will be warned of upcoming pump battery change (default of 312 hours is 13 days). -
BATTERY AGE WARNING
(336
) - If time since lastPump Battery Change
matches this value hours, user will be alarmed to to change the pump battery (default of 336 hours is 14 days). -
BATTERY AGE URGENT
(360
) - If time since lastPump Battery Change
matches this value hours, user will be issued a persistent warning of overdue change (default of 360 hours is 15 days).
pump
(Pump Monitoring)⌁
Generic Pump Monitoring
ENABLE ALERTS
(display
) - Set toalarm
to enable notifications for Pump battery and reservoir.WARN ON SUSPEND
(display
) - Set toalert
to get an alarm when the pump is suspended.PUMP FIELDS
- The fields to display by default. Any of the following fields:reservoir
,battery
,clock
,status
, anddevice
PUMP RETRO FIELDS
- The fields to display in retro mode. Any of the above fields.
Alarms⌁
These alarm setting affect all delivery methods (browser, Pushover, IFTTT, etc.). Values and settings entered here will be the defaults for new browser views, but will be overridden if different choices are made in the settings UI.
ALARM TYPES⌁
TYPES
Keep the simple
type if you want Custom threshold parameters (setup below) to be used.
Simple
and/or Predictive
.
Simple alarms trigger when BG crosses the various thresholds set below.
Predict alarms uses highly tuned formula that forecasts where the BG is going based on its trend. You will not get warnings when crossing any of the BG thresholds set below when using only the predict type.
When last reading is more than⌁
A warning alarm when CGM data hasn't been received in the number of minutes set in the field. warn
or do nothing
.
Urgent alarm when time ago exceeds⌁
An urgent alarm when CGM data hasn't been received in the number of minutes set in the field. alarm
or do nothing
.
BG Thresholds
These values are the ones that will trigger simple
alarms. They are expressed in the unit you selected with DISPLAY_UNITS
.
High BG⌁
Urgent High BG threshold, triggers the ALARM_URGENT_HIGH
alarm.
Target Top⌁
High BG threshold, triggers the ALARM_HIGH
alarm.
Target Bottom⌁
Low BG threshold, triggers the ALARM_LOW
alarm.
Low BG⌁
Urgent Low BG threshold, triggers the ALARM_URGENT_LOW
alarm.
ALARM_*
ALARM_URGENT_*
You can setup alarms, so that when your Nightscout page is open and the alarm enabled, above (HIGH
) or below (LOW
) a certain threshold, a sound might play.