AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIABETES CONTROL
First Claim
1. An automated method for diabetes control comprising the steps of:
- establishing a blood glucose target for an insulin user;
measuring an existing blood glucose level for the insulin user;
inputting the existing blood glucose level into at least one computer processor, the at least one computer processor being formed to execute at least one algorithm designed to calculate a corrective amount of insulin to be administered intravenously in an integrated basal-bolus manner to the insulin user if the existing blood glucose level exceeds the blood glucose target, wherein the at least one algorithm is based on a plurality of factors that contribute to a non-linear glucose response;
automatically delivering the corrective amount of insulin to the insulin user; and
,repeating the measuring, inputting, and delivering steps one or more times to maintain the insulin user within the blood glucose target range.
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Abstract
An automated method and system of diabetes control. The method includes establishing a blood glucose target for an insulin user, measuring an existing blood glucose level for the insulin user, and inputting the existing blood glucose level into a computer processor formed to execute an algorithm designed to calculate a corrective amount of insulin to be administered intravenously in an integrated basal-bolus manner to the insulin user if the existing blood glucose level exceeds the blood glucose target. The algorithm is based on a plurality of factors that contribute to a non-linear glucose response. The method further includes automatically delivering the corrective amount of insulin to the insulin user, and further repeating the measuring, inputting, and delivering steps one or more times to maintain the insulin user within the blood glucose target range.
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1. An automated method for diabetes control comprising the steps of:
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establishing a blood glucose target for an insulin user; measuring an existing blood glucose level for the insulin user; inputting the existing blood glucose level into at least one computer processor, the at least one computer processor being formed to execute at least one algorithm designed to calculate a corrective amount of insulin to be administered intravenously in an integrated basal-bolus manner to the insulin user if the existing blood glucose level exceeds the blood glucose target, wherein the at least one algorithm is based on a plurality of factors that contribute to a non-linear glucose response; automatically delivering the corrective amount of insulin to the insulin user; and
,repeating the measuring, inputting, and delivering steps one or more times to maintain the insulin user within the blood glucose target range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An automated method for diabetes control comprising the steps of:
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establishing a blood glucose target for an insulin user; establishing a carbohydrate target for the insulin user; measuring an existing blood glucose level for the insulin user; measuring an existing amount of carbohydrate consumed by the insulin user; inputting the existing blood glucose level into at least one computer processor, the at least one computer processor being formed to execute at least one algorithm designed to calculate a corrective amount of insulin to be administered subcutaneously in an integrated basal-bolus manner to the insulin user if the existing blood glucose level exceeds the blood glucose target in relation to the existing amount of carbohydrate consumed; automatically delivering the corrective amount of insulin to the insulin user after the insulin user eats a meal; and
,repeating the measuring, inputting, and delivering steps one or more times to maintain the insulin user within the blood glucose target range. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An automated system for diabetes control comprising:
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a database for obtaining a blood glucose target for an insulin user; a glucose measuring device for measuring an existing blood glucose level for the insulin user; an insulin delivery unit; and
,a computer having a computer processor that receives blood glucose level measurements from the glucose measuring device, executes a software program that calculates a corrective amount of insulin to be administered intravenously in an integrated basal-bolus manner to the insulin user if the existing blood glucose level exceeds the blood glucose target, wherein the software program is based on a plurality of factors that contribute to a non-linear glucose response, and further wherein the software program has a communication element that communicates to the insulin delivery unit the corrective amount of insulin to be administered to the insulin user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An automated system for diabetes control comprising:
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a database for obtaining a blood glucose target for an insulin user; a database for obtaining a carbohydrate target for the insulin user; a glucose measuring device for measuring an existing blood glucose level for the insulin user; a carbohydrate measuring device for measuring an existing amount of carbohydrate consumed by the insulin user; an insulin delivery unit; and
,a computer having a computer processor that receives blood glucose level measurements from the glucose measuring device and receives carbohydrate consumed measurements from the carbohydrate measuring device, and executes a software program that calculates a corrective amount of insulin to be administered subcutaneously in an integrated basal-bolus manner to the insulin user if the existing blood glucose level exceeds the blood glucose target in relation to the existing amount of carbohydrate consumed, wherein the software program has a communication element that communicates to the insulin delivery unit the corrective amount of insulin to be administered to the insulin user after the insulin user eats a meal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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