Insulin bolus recommendation system
First Claim
1. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities for an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a blood glucose target for the user,receiving a current blood glucose value of the user,determining a recommended insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target,displaying the recommended insulin bolus quantity for the insulin user if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target,computing a difference value as the current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target, andincreasing the blood glucose target by the difference value for a lock-out time period if the difference value is positive.
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Abstract
A system for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user includes a display unit and memory unit coupled to a control circuit with a user blood glucose target stored in the memory unit. The control circuit is programmed to receive the user'"'"'s current blood glucose value, to determine and display via the display unit a recommended correction insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, to compute a difference value as the current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target, and to produce a modified blood glucose target as a sum of the blood glucose target and the difference value for a lock-out time period if the difference value is positive. Additional correction insulin bolus quantities may be recommended during the lock-out time period if the user'"'"'s current blood glucose value exceeds the modified blood glucose target.
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1. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities for an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a blood glucose target for the user, receiving a current blood glucose value of the user, determining a recommended insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, displaying the recommended insulin bolus quantity for the insulin user if the current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, computing a difference value as the current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target, and increasing the blood glucose target by the difference value for a lock-out time period if the difference value is positive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities for an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing an initial blood glucose target for the user, receiving a current blood glucose value of the user at a first time instant, determining a first recommended insulin bolus quantity if the current blood glucose value taken at the first time instant exceeds the initial blood glucose target, administering the first recommended insulin bolus quantity to the user if the current blood glucose value taken at the first time instant exceeds the initial blood glucose target, computing a first difference value as the current blood glucose value of the user at the first time instant less the initial blood glucose target, computing a first modified blood glucose target as a sum of the initial blood glucose target and the first difference value if the first difference value is positive, receiving a current blood glucose value from the user at a second time instant after the first time instant and after the first recommended insulin bolus quantity is administered to the user but before expiration of a first lock-out time period since the first time instant, and determining a second recommended insulin bolus quantity for the user if the current blood glucose value at the second time instant exceeds the first modified blood glucose target. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities for an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a blood glucose target for the user, receiving a carbohydrate value indicative of a quantity of carbohydrates that will be subsequently ingested by the user, determining a recommended compensation insulin bolus quantity as a function of the carbohydrate value, and increasing the stored blood glucose target by a post-prandial increase value to produce a first modified blood glucose target for a post-prandial lock-out time period if the carbohydrate value exceeds a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a blood glucose target for the user, receiving a first current blood glucose value of the user and a carbohydrate value indicative of a quantity of carbohydrates that will be subsequently ingested by the user, determining a recommended compensation insulin bolus quantity as a function of the carbohydrate value, determining a first recommended correction insulin bolus quantity if the first current blood glucose value exceeds the blood glucose target, presenting the first recommended correction insulin bolus quantity to the insulin user, increasing the blood glucose target by a post-prandial increase value for a post-prandial lock-out time period if the carbohydrate value exceeds a threshold value, and increasing the blood glucose target by a first difference value computed as the first current blood glucose value less the blood glucose target for a first correction lock-out time period if the first difference value is positive, wherein the blood glucose target increased by either of the post-prandial increase value and the first difference value corresponds to a first modified blood glucose target. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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