INTEGRATION OF GLUCOSE DATA TO ADJUST INHALED INSULIN DOSE
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1. An insulin dispenser, comprising:
- a reservoir for holding an insulin-containing liquid;
a nebulizer for generating a mist of the insulin-containing liquid;
a wireless communication transceiver;
a microprocessor; and
a memory, the memory holding instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor cause the insulin dispenser to, under control of the microprocessor;
receive data from a blood glucose monitor via the wireless communication transceiver, the data indicating measurements of the blood glucose level of a patient over time, including during at least one time period after the patient has received a dose of insulin from the dispenser;
record information describing one or more prior insulin doses dispensed to the patient by the insulin dispenser;
characterize, using the data received from the blood glucose monitor, the patient'"'"'s response to the one or more prior insulin doses;
receive a current reading of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level from the blood glucose monitor via the wireless communication transceiver;
compute a new insulin dose based in part on the characterization of the patient'"'"'s response to the one or more prior insulin doses and based in part on the current reading of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level; and
dispense the dose of insulin so that an amount of insulin-containing liquid is nebulized corresponding to the computed new insulin dose, for inhalation by the patient.
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Abstract
An insulin dispenser receives blood glucose readings wirelessly from a blood glucose monitor, and calculates an insulin dose based on the historical response of the particular patient to prior insulin doses. The insulin dispenser preferably nebulizes an insulin-containing fluid for inhalation by the patient.
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1. An insulin dispenser, comprising:
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a reservoir for holding an insulin-containing liquid; a nebulizer for generating a mist of the insulin-containing liquid; a wireless communication transceiver; a microprocessor; and a memory, the memory holding instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor cause the insulin dispenser to, under control of the microprocessor; receive data from a blood glucose monitor via the wireless communication transceiver, the data indicating measurements of the blood glucose level of a patient over time, including during at least one time period after the patient has received a dose of insulin from the dispenser; record information describing one or more prior insulin doses dispensed to the patient by the insulin dispenser; characterize, using the data received from the blood glucose monitor, the patient'"'"'s response to the one or more prior insulin doses; receive a current reading of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level from the blood glucose monitor via the wireless communication transceiver; compute a new insulin dose based in part on the characterization of the patient'"'"'s response to the one or more prior insulin doses and based in part on the current reading of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level; and dispense the dose of insulin so that an amount of insulin-containing liquid is nebulized corresponding to the computed new insulin dose, for inhalation by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling glucose levels in a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a wireless communication transceiver, data from a blood glucose monitor, the data indicating the blood glucose level of a patient over time, including during at least one time period after the patient has received a dose of insulin from the dispenser; recording information describing one or more prior insulin doses dispensed to the patient by the insulin dispenser; characterizing, using the data received from the blood glucose monitor, the patient'"'"'s response to the one or more prior insulin doses; receiving a current reading of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level from the blood glucose monitor via the wireless communication transceiver; computing a new insulin dose based in part on the characterization of the patient'"'"'s response to the one or more prior insulin doses and based in part on the current reading of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level; and dispensing the new insulin dose to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a glucose monitor; and an insulin dispenser; wherein the insulin dispenser comprises; a reservoir for holding an insulin-containing liquid; a vibratable mesh plate; a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the insulin-containing liquid from the reservoir to the vibratable plate, such that a the insulin-containing liquid is nebulized when the vibratable mesh plate is vibrated; a wireless communication transceiver; a microprocessor; and a memory, the memory holding instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor cause the insulin dispenser to, under control of the microprocessor; receive data from a blood glucose monitor via the wireless communication transceiver, the data indicating measurements of the blood glucose level of a patient over time, including during at least one time period after the patient has received a dose of insulin from the dispenser; record information describing one or more prior insulin doses dispensed to the patient by the insulin dispenser; characterize, using the data received from the blood glucose monitor, the patient'"'"'s response to the one or more prior insulin doses; receive a current reading of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level from the blood glucose monitor via the wireless communication transceiver; compute a new insulin dose based in part on the characterization of the patient'"'"'s response to the one or more prior insulin doses and based in part on the current reading of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level; and dispense the dose of insulin to the vibratable mesh plate so that an amount of insulin-containing liquid is nebulized corresponding to the computed new insulin dose, for inhalation by the patient.
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