HIGH/LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A handheld diabetes management device for assessing a patient'"'"'s risk of future hypoglycemia, the handheld diabetes management device comprising:
- a blood glucose (bG) measurement engine that selectively measures bG levels in blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device;
a display;
a clock tracking a current date and time;
a processor; and
a computer readable medium including code executed by the processor to;
identify a period of N days, the period including the current date and N−
1 days immediately prior to the current date, wherein N is an integer greater than 6;
determine a total number of the N days during which the patient input at least two blood samples to the handheld diabetes management device; and
when the total number of the N days is greater than M, M being an integer greater than zero and less than or equal to N;
calculate a value based on the bG levels of blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device during the period;
based on the value, classify the patient as having a first, second, or third risk of being hypoglycemic in the future, the second risk being greater than the first risk, and the third risk being greater than the second risk; and
display the classification of the patient'"'"'s risk of being hypoglycemic on the display.
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Abstract
A blood glucose (bG) measurement engine selectively measures bG levels in blood samples input to a handheld diabetes management device. A computer readable medium includes code executed by a processor to: identify a period of N days, the period including the current date and N−1 days immediately prior to the current date, wherein N is an integer greater than 6; determine a total number of the N days during which the patient input at least two blood samples; and, when the total number of the N days is greater than M, M being an integer greater than zero and less than or equal to N: calculate a value based on the bG levels of blood samples input during the period; based on the value, classify the patient as having a first, second, or third risk of being hypoglycemic in the future.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld diabetes management device for assessing a patient'"'"'s risk of future hypoglycemia, the handheld diabetes management device comprising:
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a blood glucose (bG) measurement engine that selectively measures bG levels in blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device; a display; a clock tracking a current date and time; a processor; and a computer readable medium including code executed by the processor to; identify a period of N days, the period including the current date and N−
1 days immediately prior to the current date, wherein N is an integer greater than 6;determine a total number of the N days during which the patient input at least two blood samples to the handheld diabetes management device; and when the total number of the N days is greater than M, M being an integer greater than zero and less than or equal to N; calculate a value based on the bG levels of blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device during the period; based on the value, classify the patient as having a first, second, or third risk of being hypoglycemic in the future, the second risk being greater than the first risk, and the third risk being greater than the second risk; and display the classification of the patient'"'"'s risk of being hypoglycemic on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for assessing a patient'"'"'s risk of future hypoglycemia, the method performed by a handheld diabetes management device, and the method comprising:
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determining blood glucose (bG) values based on blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device, each of the bG values indicative of an amount of glucose in one of the blood samples; tracking a current date and time; identifying a period of N days, the period including the current date and N−
1 days immediately prior to the current date, wherein N is an integer greater than 6;determining a total number of the N days during which the patient input at least two blood samples to the handheld diabetes management device; and when the total number of the N days is greater than M, M being an integer greater than zero and less than or equal to N; calculating a low blood glucose index (LBGI) value based on the bG values of blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device during the period; based on the LBGI value, classifying the patient as having a first, second, or third risk of being hypoglycemic in the future, the second risk being greater than the first risk, and the third risk being greater than the second risk; and displaying the classification of the patient'"'"'s risk of being hypoglycemic on a display of the handheld diabetes management device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A diabetes management system for assessing a patient'"'"'s risk of future hypoglycemia, the diabetes management system comprising:
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a handheld diabetes management device including; a blood glucose (bG) measurement engine that selectively measures bG levels in blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device; and a communication module that selectively transmits data indicative of stored bG data; and a mobile device that is external to the handheld diabetes management device, that receives the data indicative of the stored bG data from the handheld diabetes management device, and that; identifies a period of N days, the period including a current date and N−
1 days immediately prior to the current date, wherein N is an integer greater than 6;determines a total number of the N days during which the patient input at least two blood samples to the handheld diabetes management device; and when the total number of the N days is greater than M, M being an integer greater than zero and less than or equal to N; calculates a value based on the bG levels of blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device during the period; based on the value, classifies the patient as having a first, second, or third risk of being hypoglycemic in the future, the second risk being greater than the first risk, and the third risk being greater than the second risk; and displays the classification of the patient'"'"'s risk of being hypoglycemic on a display of the mobile device.
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