METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING BLOOD GLUCOSE REFERENCE SAMPLE TIMES
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining from a patient a first blood glucose reference sample measurement while monitoring a blood glucose level in the patient by processing signals from a continuous blood glucose sensor;
determining a time for obtaining from the patient a second blood glucose reference sample measurement,wherein the determining of the time is performed by one or more processors and is based, at least in part, on a difference between the first blood glucose reference sample measurement and an upper bound of a target range blood glucose level being less than a first threshold; and
responsive to the determined time, generating signals to provide a message to an operator or attendant indicating an option to extend the time for obtaining the second blood glucose reference sample measurement.
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Abstract
Subject matter disclosed herein relates to monitoring and/or controlling blood glucose levels in patients. In particular, times for obtaining metered blood glucose samples of a patient may be altered based, at least in part, on a blood glucose level of said patient observed from a blood glucose sensor.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining from a patient a first blood glucose reference sample measurement while monitoring a blood glucose level in the patient by processing signals from a continuous blood glucose sensor; determining a time for obtaining from the patient a second blood glucose reference sample measurement, wherein the determining of the time is performed by one or more processors and is based, at least in part, on a difference between the first blood glucose reference sample measurement and an upper bound of a target range blood glucose level being less than a first threshold; and responsive to the determined time, generating signals to provide a message to an operator or attendant indicating an option to extend the time for obtaining the second blood glucose reference sample measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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obtaining from a patient a first blood glucose reference sample measurement while monitoring a blood glucose level in the patient by processing signals from a continuous blood glucose sensor; determining a time for obtaining from the patient a second blood glucose reference sample measurement, wherein the determining of the time is performed by one or more processors and is based, at least in part, on a difference between an observed blood glucose level and an upper or lower bound of a target range blood glucose level, wherein the observed blood glucose level is as observed from the continuous blood glucose sensor; and displaying the determined time or initiating an alarm responsive to the determined time to prompt an operator or attendant to obtain the second blood glucose reference sample measurement.
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11. An apparatus for use by an operator or an attendant, for use with a continuous blood glucose sensor, and for use with a first blood glucose reference sample measurement taken from a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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an interface configured to receive the first blood glucose reference sample measurement and a controller configured to; monitor a blood glucose level in the patient by processing signals from the continuous blood glucose sensor; determine a time for obtaining from the patient a second blood glucose reference sample measurement based, at least in part, on a difference between the first blood glucose reference sample measurement and an upper bound of a target range blood glucose level being less than a first threshold; and responsive to the determined time, initiate a signal to provide a message to the operator or attendant indicating an option to extend the time for obtaining the second blood glucose reference sample measurement. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for use by an operator or an attendant, for use with a display device and a continuous blood glucose sensor, and for use with a first blood glucose reference sample measurement taken from a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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an interface configured to receive the first blood glucose reference sample measurement and a controller configured to; determine a time for obtaining from the patient a second blood glucose reference sample measurement, based, at least in part, on a difference between an observed blood glucose level and an upper or lower bound of a target range blood glucose level, wherein the observed blood glucose level is as observed from the continuous blood glucose sensor; and initiate a signal to display the determined time on the display device or initiate an alarm responsive to the determined time to prompt the operator or the attendant to obtain the second blood glucose reference sample measurement.
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