Method to determine the degree and stability of blood glucose control in patients with diabetes mellitus via the creation and continuous update of new statistical indicators in blood glucose monitors or free standing computers
First Claim
1. A method for enhanced statistical analysis of blood glucose monitoring data called “
- Glycostator”
consisting of 3 new parameters of diabetes control;
(1) Time Averaged Glucose (TAG), (2) Virtual A1c (A1c) and (3) Lability Factor (LF).
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Abstract
Microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus are closely related to blood glucose levels and fluctuations. The Glycostator statistical package was created to allow patients and health care providers simple access to “glycemic indicators” which permit a “snapshot view” of the effectiveness of the patient'"'"'s diabetes management program. Glycostator functions provide a simple way of enhancing the information already provided by home blood glucose monitoring devices. To this end, a set of new indices, including one called the Virtual A1c, are computed in a recursive fashion from blood glucose test results to provide a more meaningful day-to-day assessment of glycemic control. All indices can be made available at the meter user interface on request. The displayed indices allow patients to improve glycemic control by identifying problems with blood glucose control and lability that are less easily recognized in traditional blood glucose meter statistical packages. Virtual A1c emulates hemoglobin A1c continuously and provides better day-to-day assessment of long term glycemic control than does the traditional average blood glucose report. The method for computing each of these indices, including the Virtual A1c, allows for their implementation in commercial blood glucose monitors.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for enhanced statistical analysis of blood glucose monitoring data called “
- Glycostator”
consisting of 3 new parameters of diabetes control;
(1) Time Averaged Glucose (TAG), (2) Virtual A1c (A1c) and (3) Lability Factor (LF). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
- Glycostator”
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5. A method for iteratively calculating the Time Averaged Glucose, Virtual A1c and Lability Factor over a specific period of time using recursive formulas that can easily be implemented on existing platforms (blood glucose monitors already in the marketplace) with minimal requirements for processing and memory.
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