Fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profiles and methods of use
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1. A continuous blood glucose monitoring system comprising:
- a system configured to continuously receive data from blood glucose monitoring sensors;
the system configured to convert sensor data into current blood glucose concentration values;
the system configured to support continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profiles;
the continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profiles comprising;
an upper blood glucose concentration threshold function;
a lower blood glucose concentration threshold function;
the threshold functions comprising specific values at specific times;
the threshold functions comprising functions of expected blood glucose concentration as a function of time;
the threshold functions comprising the bounds of an expected blood glucose concentration range;
the system configured to compare a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value;
the system configured to compare a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value;
the system configured to alert a user when a current blood glucose concentration value is greater than a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value;
and the system configured to alert a user when a current blood glucose concentration value is less than a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a new system and methods for monitoring blood glucose concentration. A user of a continuous glucose monitor may program upper and lower blood glucose notification thresholds to fluctuate over time in order to facilitate management of the short-term effects of food consumption, insulin delivery aberrations, physical activity, emotions, and unforeseen circumstances.
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1. A continuous blood glucose monitoring system comprising:
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a system configured to continuously receive data from blood glucose monitoring sensors; the system configured to convert sensor data into current blood glucose concentration values; the system configured to support continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profiles; the continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profiles comprising; an upper blood glucose concentration threshold function; a lower blood glucose concentration threshold function; the threshold functions comprising specific values at specific times; the threshold functions comprising functions of expected blood glucose concentration as a function of time; the threshold functions comprising the bounds of an expected blood glucose concentration range; the system configured to compare a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value; the system configured to compare a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value; the system configured to alert a user when a current blood glucose concentration value is greater than a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value; and the system configured to alert a user when a current blood glucose concentration value is less than a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using a continuous blood glucose monitoring system comprising the steps of:
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defining a continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profile comprising; an upper blood glucose concentration threshold function; a lower blood glucose concentration threshold function; the upper and lower blood glucose concentration threshold functions forming the bounds of an expected blood glucose concentration range for the duration of the threshold profile; the threshold functions comprising specific values at specific times; activating the threshold profile; continuously receiving data from blood glucose monitoring sensors; converting the sensor data to current blood glucose concentration values using a processor; comparing a current blood glucose concentration value to a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value; comparing a current blood glucose concentration value to a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value; alerting a user if the current blood glucose concentration value is greater than the corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value; and alerting a user if the current blood glucose concentration value is less than the corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer readable medium comprising executable processor code configured to support a continuous blood glucose monitoring system;
the code comprising; code for receiving data from continuous blood glucose monitoring sensors; code for converting blood glucose sensor data into current blood glucose concentration values; code supporting continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profiles; the threshold profiles comprising; an upper blood glucose concentration threshold function; a lower blood glucose concentration threshold function; the threshold functions comprising specific values at specific times; the threshold functions comprising functions of expected blood glucose concentration as a function of time; the threshold functions comprising the bounds of an expected blood glucose concentration range; code for comparing a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value; code for comparing a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value; code for alerting a user when a current blood glucose concentration is greater than a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value; and code for alerting a user when a current blood glucose concentration is less than a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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