BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT METHOD USING BLOOD GLUCOSE METER HAVING STEP COUNTER FUNCTION

• US 20130172692A1
• Filed: 04/13/2011
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Philosys Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Philosys Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, In Hwan, Bag, Jeong In, Kim, Su Hwan, Pyo, Ji Hoon
• Application Number:
  US13/809,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20130172692A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1126 using a particular sensing technique
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7242 using integration
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B

Abstract

The present invention provides a blood glucose measurement method using a blood glucose meter having a step counter function. In the blood glucose measurement method, a blood glucose level is measured in blood glucose measurement mode. The measured blood glucose level is configured in a form of data, the data is stored in a control unit, and the measured blood glucose level is displayed on a display unit under control of the control unit. Current mode is switched to step counting operation mode. The number of steps taken by a user is counted in the step counting operation mode and a count result is displayed on the display unit.

Accordingly, the blood glucose measurement method is advantageous in that the amount of exercise and the blood glucose level can be selectively measured by the blood glucose meter, thus enabling the blood glucose measurement method to be conveniently used.

Claims

1. A blood glucose measurement method using a blood glucose meter having a step counter function, comprising:

displaying a selection window for blood glucose measurement mode and step counting operation mode;

selecting the blood glucose measurement mode from the selection window;

measuring a blood glucose level in the blood glucose measurement mode;

configuring the measured blood glucose level in a form of data, storing the data in a control unit, and displaying the measured blood glucose level on a display unit under control of the control unit;

selecting the step counting operation mode from the selection window;

counting a number of steps taken by a user in the step counting operation mode; and

storing a count result in the control unit and displaying the count result on the display unit,

wherein a blood glucose level and an amount of exercise are individually measured depending on selection of the mode.

5. The blood glucose measurement method according to claim 1, wherein each numeral in the blood glucose measurement mode is displayed in a form of a numeral of 3 or fewer digits, and each numeral in the step counting operation mode is displayed in a form of a numeral of 5 or fewer digits.

6. The blood glucose measurement method according to claim 1, wherein the step counting operation mode is implemented using an electromechanical switch or a piezoelectric type-sensor which counts the number of steps taken by the user.

2. A blood glucose measurement method using a blood glucose meter having a step counter function, comprising:

measuring a blood glucose level in blood glucose measurement mode;

configuring the measured blood glucose level in a form of data, storing the data in a control unit, and displaying the measured blood glucose level on a display unit under control of the control unit;

switching current mode to step counting operation mode; and

counting a number of steps taken by a user in the step counting operation mode and displaying a count result on the display unit.

3. The blood glucose measurement method according to claim 2, further comprising, after the counting the number of steps:

calculating a variation in blood glucose relative to the amount of exercise using the count result corresponding to the number of steps;

calculating an estimated blood glucose level by comparing the calculated blood glucose variation with previously measured blood glucose level data; and

displaying the estimated blood glucose level on the display unit.

4. The blood glucose measurement method according to claim 3, wherein the calculating the estimated blood glucose level comprises determining whether the estimated blood glucose level falls outside a preset range of safe numerical values, and displaying a warning output while outputting a beeping sound if it is determined that the estimated blood glucose level falls outside the range of the safe numerical values.

7. The blood glucose measurement method according to claim 2, wherein each numeral in the blood glucose measurement mode is displayed in a form of a numeral of 3 or fewer digits, and each numeral in the step counting operation mode is displayed in a form of a numeral of 5 or fewer digits.

8. The blood glucose measurement method according to claim 2, wherein the step counting operation mode is implemented using an electromechanical switch or a piezoelectric type-sensor which counts the number of steps taken by the user.