METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING GLUCOSE LEVELS AROUND A REPEATING EVENT

• US 20110118986A1
• Filed: 11/19/2009
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations Incorporated (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Polonsky, William, Huse, Lisa N., Sullivan, John R., STEWART, DOSHIA
• Granted Patent: US 8,326,546 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

Methods for evaluating changes in glucose levels include selecting a repeating event, obtaining a pre-event measurement and a post-event measurement for a plurality of occurrences of the repeating event wherein a glucose change between the pre-event measurement and post-event measurement may be determined for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event, and, recording unique details for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event such that the unique details may be correlated with the glucose change for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event.

Claims

1. A method for evaluating changes in glucose levels, the method comprising:

selecting a repeating event;

obtaining a pre-event measurement and a post-event measurement for a plurality of occurrences of the repeating event wherein a glucose change between the pre-event measurement and post-event measurement may be determined for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event; and

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recording unique details for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event such that the unique details may be correlated with the glucose change for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the repeating event comprises a meal.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein unique details comprise meal portions.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein unique details comprise types of food.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the repeating event comprises physical activity.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein unique details comprise an amount of physical activity.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event comprises between three and fourteen occurrences of the repeating event.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event comprises seven occurrences of the repeating event.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises determining testing parameters.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein testing parameters comprise variations on the repeating event.

11. A method for evaluating changes in glucose levels through variations on a repeating event, the method comprising:

selecting a repeating event;

selecting variations on the repeating event such that unique details are recorded for each occurrence of the repeating event; and

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obtaining a pre-event glucose measurement and a post-event glucose measurement for each occurrence of the repeating event such that a glucose change may be correlated with the unique details of each occurrence of the repeating event.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the repeating event comprises a meal.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein variations comprise changes in meal portions.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein variations comprise engaging in a physical activity following the meal.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the repeating event comprises a physical activity.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the variations comprise changes in amount of physical activity.

17. An electronic device for evaluating changes in glucose levels around an event, the electronic device comprising:

a display;

an input terminal for inputting pre-event measurements, post-event measurements and unique details for a plurality of occurrences of a repeating event;

memory for storing the pre-event measurements, post-event measurements, unique details and instructions; and

a processor in communication with the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the instructions causing the processor to determine a glucose change between the pre-event measurement and post-event measurement for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event such that the glucose change may be correlated with the unique details for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 wherein the electronic device comprises a blood glucose meter.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 wherein the electronic device comprises a continuous blood glucose meter operable for a patient to input occurrences of the repeating event such that pre-measurements and post-measurements are automatically obtained by the continuous blood glucose meter.

20. A glucose change evaluation chart comprising:

a pre-event column, a post-event column and a change column;

a plurality of rows associated with the pre-event column, post-event column and change column for respectively recording a pre-event measurement, a post-event measurement and a glucose change between the pre-event measurement and post-event measurement for each of a plurality of occurrences of a repeating event; and

a unique details area adjacent the change column for recording unique details for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event such that the unique details are correlated with the glucose change for each of the plurality of occurrences of the repeating event.

21. The glucose change evaluation chart of claim 20 wherein the glucose change evaluation chart is provided in a diabetes management package.