Flexible glucose analysis using varying time report deltas and configurable glucose target ranges

• US 20090030733A1
• Filed: 09/11/2008
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Debrunner, Keith, Mastrototaro, John J., Cohen, Gary, Hobmann, Steven B.
• Application Number:
  US12/283,415
• Publication Number:
  US 20090030733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

A diabetes data management system selects variable threshold parameters to that are utilized in a report. A first low threshold glucose reading and a first high threshold glucose reading for a before meal event timeframe are selected. A second low threshold glucose reading and a second high threshold glucose reading are selected for an after meal event timeframe. The threshold readings are stored in a database. The diabetes data management system analyzes glucose behavior around meal events. The system receives a plurality of glucose readings for a time period, receives a first time range as a pre-meal analysis period for the first meal event and receives a second time range as a post-meal analysis period for the first meal event. The system creates a graph which highlights the pre-meal analysis period, the post-meal analysis period, and displays the plurality of glucose readings for the time period.

Claims

1. A method for analyzing glucose behavior around meal events, comprising:

receiving a plurality of glucose readings for a time period;

receiving a first time range as a pre-meal analysis period for a first meal event;

receiving a second time range as a post-meal analysis period for the first meal event; and

creating a display output which highlights the pre-meal analysis period, the post-meal analysis period, and the plurality of glucose readings corresponding to the pre-meal analysis period and the post-meal analysis period.

2. The method of claim 1, further including receiving a third time range as a pre-meal analysis period for a second meal event, and

receiving a fourth time range as a post-meal analysis period for the second meal event, wherein a graph highlights the pre-meal analysis period for the second meal event, the post-meal analysis period for the second meal event, and the plurality of glucose readings corresponding to the pre-meal analysis period for the second meal event and the post-meal analysis period for the second meal event.

3. The method of claim 1, further including generating glucose statistics for the post-meal analysis period and the pre-meal analysis period for the first meal event.

4. The method of claim 2, further including generating glucose statistics for the post-meal analysis period and the pre-meal analysis period for the first meal event and generating glucose statistics for the pre-meal analysis period and the post-meal analysis period for the second meal event.

5. A method to assist a person in diabetes therapy management, comprising:

receiving a post-meal analysis timeframe;

receiving a first low glucose target value for a pre-meal event timeframe;

receiving a first high glucose target value for the pre-meal event timeframe;

receiving a second low glucose target value for a post-meal analysis timeframe;

receiving a second high glucose target value for the post-meal analysis timeframe; and

storing the post-meal analysis timeframe, the first low glucose target value, the first high glucose target value, the second low glucose target value, and the second high glucose target value in a memory of a diabetes data management system.

6. The method of claim 5, further including:

receiving a plurality of glucose readings for a time period, the time period including the pre-meal event timeframe and the post-meal analysis timeframe.

7. The method of claim 6, further including generating a report that includes a display output that highlights an analysis area bounded by the second low glucose target value, the second high glucose target value, and the post-meal analysis timeframe.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the display output also displays the received plurality of glucose readings for the time period.

9. The method of claim 8, further including:

calculating glucose statistics for the post-meal analysis timeframe, and

creating a table to display the glucose statistics for the post-meal analysis timeframe.

10. The method of claim 9, further including receiving a pre-meal analysis timeframe, the pre-meal analysis timeframe being less than or equal to the pre-meal event timeframe, and storing the pre-meal analysis timeframe.

11. The method of claim 10, further including generating a report that includes a display output that highlights an analysis area bounded by the first low glucose target value, the first high glucose target value and the pre-meal analysis timeframe.

12. The method of claim 5, wherein the first low glucose target value and the first high glucose target value are adjustable.

13. The method of claim 5, wherein the second low glucose target value and the second high glucose target value are customizable for the person.

14. The method of claim 5, wherein the post-meal analysis timeframe is configurable to meet a patient'"'"'s response.