Device and Method for Preventing Diabetic Complications
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Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for preventing diabetic complications are provided. In some embodiments, methods, systems and devices can be implemented using at least one subcutaneously insertable element, the element having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion coupled to the housing, the distal portion configured for subcutaneous placement within a human body; a plurality of electrodes coupled to the distal portion of the at least one subcutaneously insertable element; and, a processor adapted to correlate a signal received from the plurality of electrodes to a concentration of ketone in the human body.
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66 Claims
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47. A ketone management device comprising:
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at least one subcutaneously insertable element, the element having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion coupled to a housing, the distal portion configured for subcutaneous placement within a human body; a plurality of electrodes coupled to the distal portion of the at least one subcutaneously insertable element; at least one of the plurality of electrodes being covered by an immobilized enzyme 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBDH); and a processor adapted to correlate a signal received from the plurality of electrodes to a concentration of ketone in the human body. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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