Check data quality before interpreting reports
Nightscout displays and summarizes the records it receives. Clinical interpretation requires knowing the source and its limits.
Check the inputs
- Correct patient/site, units, timezone and date boundaries.
- Glucose continuity, duplicates and the time of the last received reading.
- Source device/app and whether it provides treatments, pump status or profiles.
- Profile effective dates and whether the APS app or Nightscout owns the settings.
- Events or interruptions reported by the patient that may not be present in the uploaded record.
Read missing fields cautiously
No treatment displayed can mean the connector does not supply treatments. It does not prove no treatment occurred. An absent basal/IOB display can reflect missing device status, a disabled display or a difference between source and Nightscout calculations.
A1c/GMI estimates and time-in-range summaries depend on the selected data and report settings. They are not laboratory measurements or stand-alone prescribing instructions. Review unexpected results against the version, source records and clinical context.
Investigate inconsistencies
Use report generation to reproduce the same date range and filters. Send support the report type, affected dates, source and redacted discrepancy. Preserve the original data while the issue is investigated.
Clinical decisions remain with the treating professional and established care pathways. Hosting support can investigate records and presentation; it does not choose treatment settings.