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Document BG Update Delay setting#43

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Expands the Advanced settings section to explain the BG Update Delay setting, which was previously only listed as a bare bullet.

Adds:

  • What it does — a small timing buffer (in seconds) that LoopFollow waits after a new reading is expected before fetching it from the data source, giving the value time to arrive at Nightscout / Dexcom Share before polling.
  • The default (10 seconds) and range (1–30).
  • Why lowering it doesn't reliably make updates faster, and that it mostly adds extra polls (battery/network).
  • That the delay isn't used when Nightscout WebSocket is active in the foreground (values are pushed), and only affects background polling — linked to the existing WebSocket section.

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marionbarker merged commit 3bdb5e8 into main Jul 19, 2026
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marionbarker deleted the docs/bg-update-delay branch July 19, 2026 15:32
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