Method and insulin pump for providing a forgotten bolus warning
First Claim
1. A method for providing a forgotten bolus warning for an insulin pump user, an insulin pump for performing the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving and storing by the insulin pump user selections for mealtimes;
receiving and storing by the insulin pump a user selection for a warning wait period;
identifying by the insulin pump a time past a mealtime plus said user selection for said warning wait period;
responsive to said identified time, checking by the insulin pump for a bolus having been taken; and
responsive to detecting by the insulin pump no bolus having been taken, alerting the user with the forgotten bolus warning.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for providing a forgotten bolus warning for an insulin pump user. User selections for mealtimes are received and stored. A user selection for a warning wait period is received and stored. When a time past a mealtime plus the user selection for the warning wait period is identified, checking for a bolus having been taken is performed. Responsive to no bolus having been taken, the user is alerted with the forgotten bolus warning. The user is alerted with the forgotten bolus warning by an audible, visual, or tactile warning for a programmable period of time. The user selections for mealtimes are received and stored on a daily basis for each day of the week. The user selection for a warning wait period can be received and stored independently for each meal.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for providing a forgotten bolus warning for an insulin pump user, an insulin pump for performing the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving and storing by the insulin pump user selections for mealtimes;
receiving and storing by the insulin pump a user selection for a warning wait period;
identifying by the insulin pump a time past a mealtime plus said user selection for said warning wait period;
responsive to said identified time, checking by the insulin pump for a bolus having been taken; and
responsive to detecting by the insulin pump no bolus having been taken, alerting the user with the forgotten bolus warning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An insulin pump for providing a forgotten bolus warning for an insulin pump user, said insulin pump comprising:
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an insulin pump processor;
a display coupled to said insulin pump processor for prompting the user for user selections;
a keypad coupled to said insulin pump processor for receiving and storing user selections for mealtimes and for a warning wait period;
said insulin pump processor for identifying a time past a mealtime plus said user selection for said warning wait period and for checking for a bolus having been taken; and
said insulin pump processor responsive to detecting no bolus having been taken, for alerting the user with the forgotten bolus warning. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product providing a forgotten bolus warning for a user of an insulin pump including an insulin pump processor unit, said computer program product including a plurality of computer executable instructions stored on a computer readable medium, wherein said instructions, when executed by said processor unit, cause the insulin pump processor unit to perform the steps of:
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receiving and storing by the insulin pump processor unit user selections for mealtimes and for a warning wait period;
identifying by the insulin pump processor unit a time past a mealtime plus said user selection for said warning wait period;
responsive to said identified time, checking by the insulin pump processor unit for a bolus having been taken; and
responsive to detecting by the insulin pump processor unit no bolus having been taken, alerting the user with the forgotten bolus warning. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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