twiist
FWD News: twiist Now Works on Android – But Not on Kosher Phones
As of Monday, twiist runs on two Android phones. None of them is a kosher phone, and for most of our community I still think the iPhone 13 mini is the better choice.
Frum community
Kosher Phones
FWD News: iPhone Users – Do Not Update to iOS 27
There is currently no filter that works with iOS 27. If you use an iPhone, especially with a twiist, hold off on updating.
Diabetes Technology
A New App to See Your Diabetes Numbers Online and on a Filtered Phone
FWD Dashboard shows your Nightscout data on a filtered phone, no browser needed – set changes, sensor countdown, time in range and more. It's ready to try, and I'd like your help finishing it.
News & Announcements
Text Us. And Pick Your Days.
A new office text line for the quick question that never had a quick route — and the Range Report now lets you set aside your own days: Yom Tov, sick days, camp, travel, or any stretch that wasn't ordinary.
Remote Monitoring
He's on a rollercoaster. Is his blood sugar on one too?
Emergency alerts tell you when something's gone wrong — not what the number is right now. A simple text-back that answers from any phone, even a flip phone, and a small trial we're opening to ten families.
Following
Getting to Know xDrip+ — What It Is and What It Can Do
The free app behind so many following setups: what xDrip+ is, which phones run it, how it pulls a number from a Dexcom, Libre, or MiniMed, and the four ways a parent can follow.
Frum community
You Asked Me to Build a Pump. Here's What We Built Instead.
A reader suggested I build my own insulin pump — Shabbos mode, a "trust me" override, and "Time in Optimal Range" included. I couldn't build the pump. Instead, meet the Range Report: FWD's third tool, with your own custom ranges and a Shabbos filter no one else was ever going to build.
Frum community
1000 Puzzle Pieces
Following a child's numbers has quietly become a maze — every family a different pump, sensor, phone, and app. About fifty pieces make 134 complete setups. Here's the whole picture, and a new tool that walks you straight to your own.
Following
From the Pod to the Parent: Following an Omnipod 5 + Libre Child
When we compared the Libre and the Dexcom, we promised to come back to one question — following. Now that the Libre can be followed on an Omnipod 5, here's the whole picture, kept simple: from the child's sensor to a parent's wrist, even when neither one carries a smartphone.
Frum community
Sending a Child to Camp? Let FWD Write the Letter for You
As camp season arrives, here are sample letters for the Hanhala explaining why a child's insulin device must stay with them — and an offer to write one tailored to your child.
Frum community
It's 2:00 AM
Three ways to know how your child is doing through the night — and one we'd rather you skip.
Remote Monitoring
From Watch to Watch — Following Every Number, Without the Smartphone
For the first time, a parent without a smartphone can follow a child’s glucose numbers all day — from a cellular Apple Watch alone. We tested it. Here’s the whole setup, filtering and all.