diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/Services/DataService.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/Services/DataService.java
index b242c4c099..2bb7d8f9f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/Services/DataService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/Services/DataService.java
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ public class DataService extends IntentService {
         if (trJson.has("eventType") && trJson.getString("eventType").equals(CareportalEvent.ANNOUNCEMENT)) {
             long date = trJson.getLong("mills");
             long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            if (date > now - 15 * 60 * 1000L && trJson.has("notes")) {
+            if (date > now - 15 * 60 * 1000L && trJson.has("notes")
+                    && !(trJson.has("enteredBy") && trJson.getString("enteredBy").equals(SP.getString("careportal_enteredby", "AndroidAPS")))) {
                 Notification announcement = new Notification(Notification.NSANNOUNCEMENT, trJson.getString("notes"), Notification.ANNOUNCEMENT, 60);
                 MainApp.bus().post(new EventNewNotification(announcement));
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/CareportalEvent.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/CareportalEvent.java
index 9f49b64280..e2e4e6d639 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/CareportalEvent.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/CareportalEvent.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.graphics.Color;
 import com.j256.ormlite.field.DatabaseField;
 import com.j256.ormlite.table.DatabaseTable;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ public class CareportalEvent implements DataPointWithLabelInterface {
         try {
             JSONObject object = new JSONObject(json);
             if (object.has("notes"))
-                return object.getString("notes");
+                return StringUtils.abbreviate(object.getString("notes"), 40);
         } catch (JSONException e) {
             log.error("Unhandled exception", e);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Overview/Dialogs/ErrorHelperActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Overview/Dialogs/ErrorHelperActivity.java
index 259c9c76eb..90cf9aecd5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Overview/Dialogs/ErrorHelperActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Overview/Dialogs/ErrorHelperActivity.java
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ package info.nightscout.androidaps.plugins.Overview.Dialogs;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
+import info.nightscout.androidaps.R;
+import info.nightscout.utils.NSUpload;
+import info.nightscout.utils.SP;
+
 public class ErrorHelperActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     public ErrorHelperActivity() {
         super();
@@ -17,5 +21,9 @@ public class ErrorHelperActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         errorDialog.setSound(getIntent().getIntExtra("soundid", 0));
         errorDialog.setTitle(getIntent().getStringExtra("title"));
         errorDialog.show(this.getSupportFragmentManager(), "Error");
+
+        if (SP.getBoolean(R.string.key_ns_create_announcements_from_errors, true)) {
+            NSUpload.uploadError(getIntent().getStringExtra("status"));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/LocalAlertUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/LocalAlertUtils.java
index e74818d447..10bfa52013 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/LocalAlertUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/LocalAlertUtils.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import info.nightscout.androidaps.plugins.ConfigBuilder.ConfigBuilderPlugin;
 import info.nightscout.androidaps.plugins.Overview.events.EventNewNotification;
 import info.nightscout.androidaps.plugins.Overview.notifications.Notification;
 import info.nightscout.androidaps.receivers.KeepAliveReceiver;
+import info.nightscout.utils.NSUpload;
 
 /**
  * Created by adrian on 17/12/17.
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ public class LocalAlertUtils {
             n.soundId = R.raw.alarm;
             SP.putLong("nextPumpDisconnectedAlarm", System.currentTimeMillis() + pumpUnreachableThreshold());
             MainApp.bus().post(new EventNewNotification(n));
+            if (SP.getBoolean(R.string.key_ns_create_announcements_from_errors, true)) {
+                NSUpload.uploadError(n.text);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -91,6 +95,9 @@ public class LocalAlertUtils {
             n.soundId = R.raw.alarm;
             SP.putLong("nextMissedReadingsAlarm", System.currentTimeMillis() + missedReadingsThreshold());
             MainApp.bus().post(new EventNewNotification(n));
+            if (SP.getBoolean(R.string.key_ns_create_announcements_from_errors, true)) {
+                NSUpload.uploadError(n.text);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/NSUpload.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/NSUpload.java
index 2f8893aa7b..690b239128 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/NSUpload.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/NSUpload.java
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ public class NSUpload {
         try {
             data.put("eventType", "Announcement");
             data.put("created_at", DateUtil.toISOString(new Date()));
+            data.put("enteredBy", SP.getString("careportal_enteredby", MainApp.gs(R.string.app_name)));
             data.put("notes", error);
             data.put("isAnnouncement", true);
         } catch (JSONException e) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f035818105..5b8038ab52 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -929,5 +929,8 @@
     <string name="let_temp_basal_run">Let current temp basal run</string>
     <string name="mute">Mute</string>
     <string name="nav_historybrowser">History browser</string>
+    <string name="key_ns_create_announcements_from_errors">ns_create_announcements_from_errors</string>
+    <string name="ns_create_announcements_from_errors_title">Create announcements from errors</string>
+    <string name="ns_create_announcements_from_errors_summary">Create Nightscout announcement for error dialogs and local alerts (also viewable in Careportal under Treatments)</string>
 </resources>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_nsclientinternal.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_nsclientinternal.xml
index 5f401d6c0e..bbfb9e6a2c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_nsclientinternal.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_nsclientinternal.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
             android:key="@string/key_ns_logappstartedevent"
             android:title="@string/ns_logappstartedevent" />
 
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="@string/key_ns_create_announcements_from_errors"
+            android:title="@string/ns_create_announcements_from_errors_title"
+            android:summary="@string/ns_create_announcements_from_errors_summary"/>
+
         <SwitchPreference
             android:defaultValue="true"
             android:key="@string/key_ns_localbroadcasts"