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Interacting with Virtual Assistants

Alexa vs. Google Home

Although these example phrases reference Alexa, the exact same questions could be asked of Google. Just replace "Alexa, ask Nightscout ..." with "Hey Google, ask your action's name ..."

What questions can you ask it?

This list is not meant to be comprehensive, nor does it include every way you can ask the questions. To get the full picture, in the respective console for your virtual assistant, check the example phrases for each intent, and the values (including synonyms) of the "metric" slot (Alexa) or entity (Google Home). You can also just experiement with asking different questions to see what works.

Forecast:

  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout how am I doing"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout how I'm doing"

Uploader Battery:

  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout how is my uploader battery"

Pump Battery:

  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout how is my pump battery"

Metrics:

  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what my bg is"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what my blood glucose is"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what my number is"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is my insulin on board"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is my basal"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is my current basal"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is my cob"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is Charlie's carbs on board"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is Sophie's carbohydrates on board"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is Harper's loop forecast"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is Alicia's ar2 forecast"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is Peter's forecast"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is Arden's raw bg"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout what is Dana's raw blood glucose"

Insulin Remaining:

  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout how much insulin do I have left"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout how much insulin do I have remaining"
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout how much insulin does Dana have left?
  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout how much insulin does Arden have remaining?

Last Loop:

  • "Alexa, ask Nightscout when was my last loop"

A note about names

All the formats with specific names will respond to questions for any first name. You don't need to configure anything with your PWD's name.