xolidsnake / goLibreFollower

goLibreFollower by Alexandru Mihai

• the app is meant ro be run on Windows or MacOS.
• it periodically retrieves glucose readings from the LibreLinkUp servers using a Follower account for Libre 3

Pre Requirements

• windows or mac computer
• a valid libre follower account https://librelinkup.com/

Installation

Windows

• download goLibreFollower-WINDOWS_[VERSION].zip from here: https://github.com/xsen84/goLibreFollower/releases
• extract/unzip zip archive and run the program
• on first run the settings window will open. See Settings for how to configure the application.

Mac OSX

• video guide: https://youtu.be/ZC8TOu6xwpY
• download goLibreFollower-MAC_[VERSION].zip from here: https://github.com/xsen84/goLibreFollower/releases
• extract/unzip zip archive. Assuming you are in Downloads open a terminal and run:

cd ~/Downloads/
xattr -cr goLibreFollower-MAC.app
chmod +x goLibreFollower-MAC.app/Contents/MacOS/goLibreFollower

• if the operating system is blocking the app, please allow an exception acording to this article : https://support.apple.com/en-en/guide/mac-help/mh40616/mac
• on first run the settings window will open. See Settings for how to configure the application.

Settings

• SETTINGS ARE NOT APPLIED IN REAL TIME - settings will be applied after close/open (restart) of the application
• on first run, a settings window will be opened. You will need to provide following info:

1. username: is the email address of the libre follower account - MANDATORY
2. password: is the password of the libre follower account - MANDATORY
3. region: two letter code for the region/country where the account id registered. You can see that in the LibreLinkUP application > About > Registered Country. If none provided, will use de

Valid regions are:

• ae
• ap
• au
• ca
• de
• eu
• eu2
• fr
• jp
• us

5. Text Size: how big the text/window will be. You can use samller size for smaller windows, or big ones if you want a bigger window. Play with the values and choose the one that fits. Default is 100.
6. Refresh Interval: how often the application will query the LibreLinkUP servers. Libre readings are uploaded every 60 seconds. Recomended value is 30-60 seconds. Don't set a value too low as you will overwhelm the server.
7. SAVE settings and restart application

• you can always change settings by pressing the settings button from the app. Remember, you need to restart application for changes to take effeect.
• the application will show different colors for in range/out of range values. The current limits are

Low Glucose is under 70
High Glucose is over 180