Insulin bolus recommendation system
First Claim
1. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a blood glucose target for the user, receiving a current blood glucose value of the user, determining a recommended insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, computing a difference value as the current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target, and increasing the blood glucose target by the difference value for a lock-out time period if the difference value is positive.
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Abstract
A system for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user includes a display unit and memory unit coupled to a control circuit with a user blood glucose target stored in the memory unit. The control circuit is programmed to receive the user'"'"'s current blood glucose value, to determine and display via the display unit a recommended correction insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, to compute a difference value as the current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target, and to produce a modified blood glucose target as a sum of the blood glucose target and the difference value for a lock-out time period if the difference value is positive. Additional correction insulin bolus quantities may be recommended during the lock-out time period if the user'"'"'s current blood glucose value exceeds the modified blood glucose target.
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Citations
41 Claims
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1. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a blood glucose target for the user, receiving a current blood glucose value of the user, determining a recommended insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, computing a difference value as the current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target, and increasing the blood glucose target by the difference value for a lock-out time period if the difference value is positive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing an initial blood glucose target for the user, receiving a current blood glucose value of the user at a first time instant, determining a first recommended insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value taken at the first time instant exceeds the initial blood glucose target, computing a first difference value as a the current blood glucose value of the user at the first time instant less the initial blood glucose target, computing a first modified blood glucose target as a sum of the initial blood glucose target and the first difference value if the first difference value is positive, receiving a current blood glucose value from the user at a second time instant after the first time instant and after the first recommended insulin bolus quantity is administered to the user but before expiration of a first lock-out time period since the first time instant, and determining a second recommended insulin bolus quantity for the user if the current blood glucose value at the second time instant exceeds the first modified blood glucose target. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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16. A system for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user, the system comprising:
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a data input device for providing information from the user, a display for displaying information to the user, and a control circuit including a memory having a blood glucose target for the user stored therein, the control circuit receiving a current blood glucose value of the user from information provided by the user via the data input device, the control circuit determining a recommended insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, computing a difference value as the current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target, and increasing the blood glucose target by the difference value for a lock-out time period if the difference value is positive, the control circuit controlling the display to display the recommended insulin bolus quantity to the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a blood glucose target for the user, receiving a carbohydrate value indicative of a quantity of carbohydrates that will be subsequently ingested by the user, determining a recommended compensation insulin bolus quantity as a function of the carbohydrate value, and increasing the blood glucose target by a post-prandial increase value to produce a first modified blood glucose target for a post-prandial lock-out time period if the carbohydrate value exceeds a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user, the system comprising:
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a data input device for providing information from the user, a display for displaying information to the user, and a control circuit including a memory having a blood glucose target for the user stored therein, the control circuit receiving a carbohydrate value from information provided by the user via the data input device, the carbohydrate value indicative of a quantity of carbohydrates that will be subsequently ingested by the user, the control circuit determining a recommended compensation insulin bolus quantity as a function of the carbohydrate value and increasing the blood glucose target by a post-prandial increase value to produce a first modified blood glucose target for a post-prandial lock-out time period if the carbohydrate value exceeds a threshold value, the control circuit controlling the display to display the recommended compensation insulin bolus quantity to the user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a blood glucose target for the user, receiving a first current blood glucose value of the user and a carbohydrate value indicative of a quantity of carbohydrates that will be subsequently ingested by the user, determining a recommended compensation insulin bolus quantity as a function of the carbohydrate value, determining a first recommended correction insulin bolus quantity if the first current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, increasing the blood glucose target by a post-prandial increase value for a post-prandial lock-out time period if the carbohydrate value exceeds a threshold value, and increasing the blood glucose target by a first difference value computed as the first current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target for a first correction lock-out time period if the first difference value is positive, wherein the blood glucose target increased by either of the post-prandial increase value and the first difference value corresponds to a first modified blood glucose target. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user, the system comprising:
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a data input device for providing information from the user, a display for displaying information to the user, and a control circuit including a memory having a blood glucose target for the user stored therein, the control circuit receiving a current user blood glucose value and a carbohydrate value from information provided by the user via the data input device, the carbohydrate value indicative of a quantity of carbohydrates that will be subsequently ingested by establishing a blood glucose target for the user, the control circuit determining a recommended compensation insulin bolus quantity as a function of the carbohydrate value, and determining a recommended correction insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, the control circuit increasing the blood glucose target by a post-prandial increase value for a post-prandial lock-out time period if the carbohydrate value exceeds a threshold value and increasing the blood glucose target by a difference value, corresponding to the current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target, for a correction lock-out time period if the difference value is positive, the control circuit controlling the display to display the recommended compensation and correction insulin bolus quantities to the user. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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