LOW GLUCOSE TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES
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1. A system for diabetes management, the system comprising:
- a handheld computing unit including a microprocessor coupled to a memory and a user interface;
a glucose monitor unit configured to measure a glucose level of the user with respective glucose biosensors, the monitor unit configured for bidirectional communication with the computing unit, the computing unit being programmed to;
(a) query the user with questionnaires to determine a type of diabetes of the user;
(b) categorize the user with a type of diabetes;
(c) configure treatment options for the user for low blood glucose based on the type of diabetes from the categorizing step;
(d) present the user with at least one treatment option whenever the glucose monitor provides a low blood glucose value below a predetermined threshold from a glucose measurement taken by the monitor;
(e) request the user to indicate whether the user has access to the at least one treatment option for the low blood glucose value;
(f) evaluate whether the at least one treatment option was effective based on the user indication to the computing unit; and
(g) present an alternate treatment option in the event the user does not have access to the at least one treatment option.
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Abstract
Described are methods and systems to allow persons with diabetes to determine the most optimal treatment for low blood glucose or hypoglycemia, which conditions affect each diabetic differently. Because each individual'"'"'s body reacts differently to each of the treatment options proposed by the HCP, embodiments of this invention will allow the user to find the most effective treatment for hypoglycemia tailored to the particular user. This inventive solution helps them to remember the options that worked best, and over a period of time during operation of the invention learns to present only those options that work best.
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1. A system for diabetes management, the system comprising:
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a handheld computing unit including a microprocessor coupled to a memory and a user interface; a glucose monitor unit configured to measure a glucose level of the user with respective glucose biosensors, the monitor unit configured for bidirectional communication with the computing unit, the computing unit being programmed to; (a) query the user with questionnaires to determine a type of diabetes of the user; (b) categorize the user with a type of diabetes; (c) configure treatment options for the user for low blood glucose based on the type of diabetes from the categorizing step; (d) present the user with at least one treatment option whenever the glucose monitor provides a low blood glucose value below a predetermined threshold from a glucose measurement taken by the monitor; (e) request the user to indicate whether the user has access to the at least one treatment option for the low blood glucose value; (f) evaluate whether the at least one treatment option was effective based on the user indication to the computing unit; and (g) present an alternate treatment option in the event the user does not have access to the at least one treatment option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to manage diabetes of a user with a glucose monitor and a handheld computing unit, the glucose monitor configured to communicate with the handheld computing unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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querying the user with questionnaires to determine a type of diabetes of the user; categorizing the user with a type of diabetes; configuring treatment options for the user for low blood glucose based on the type of diabetes from the categorizing step; measuring a blood glucose of the user with the glucose monitor; in the event the step of measuring indicates a blood glucose value lower than a predetermined threshold, presenting the user with at least one treatment option from the configuring step; requesting the user to indicate whether the user has access to the at least one treatment option; in the event the user indicated that the user has access to the at least one treatment option, evaluating whether the at least one treatment option was effective at reducing or preventing low blood glucose in the user; and in the event the user indicated that the user does not have access to the at least one treatment option, presenting an alternate treatment option. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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