System and method for determining insulin bolus quantities
First Claim
1. A method of computing a recommended insulin bolus quantity when a measured glucose value in a current time interval of a number of adjacent time intervals, each of the number of adjacent time intervals defining an associated target glucose value and an insulin sensitivity value, exceeds the target glucose value for the current time interval and when a time duration of glucose lowering action of the recommended insulin bolus quantity to be administered extends from the current time interval into a number of next adjacent time intervals, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining with a processor a plurality of percentages each corresponding to a percentage of insulin action of the recommended bolus quantity that will be used lowering the glucose level during a respective one of the current time interval and each of the number of next adjacent time intervals, andcomputing with the processor the recommended bolus quantity as a function of the measured glucose value, the target blood glucose level for a last one of the number of next adjacent time intervals, the insulin sensitivities for the current and each of the number of next adjacent time intervals, and the plurality of percentages.
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Abstract
A method of computing an insulin bolus quantity when a measured glucose value in a current time interval exceeds a target glucose value for the current time interval and when a time duration of glucose lowering action of the bolus to be administered spans the current and a number of the next adjacent time intervals, may comprise determining a corresponding number of percentages of insulin action of the recommended bolus quantity that will each be used lowering the glucose level during a respective one of the number of time intervals, and computing the recommended bolus quantity as a function of the measured glucose value, the target blood glucose level for a last one of the number of next adjacent time intervals, the insulin sensitivities for the current and each of the number of next adjacent time intervals, and the corresponding number of percentages.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of computing a recommended insulin bolus quantity when a measured glucose value in a current time interval of a number of adjacent time intervals, each of the number of adjacent time intervals defining an associated target glucose value and an insulin sensitivity value, exceeds the target glucose value for the current time interval and when a time duration of glucose lowering action of the recommended insulin bolus quantity to be administered extends from the current time interval into a number of next adjacent time intervals, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining with a processor a plurality of percentages each corresponding to a percentage of insulin action of the recommended bolus quantity that will be used lowering the glucose level during a respective one of the current time interval and each of the number of next adjacent time intervals, and computing with the processor the recommended bolus quantity as a function of the measured glucose value, the target blood glucose level for a last one of the number of next adjacent time intervals, the insulin sensitivities for the current and each of the number of next adjacent time intervals, and the plurality of percentages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of computing a recommended insulin bolus quantity when a measured glucose value in a current time interval of a number of adjacent time intervals, each of the number of adjacent time intervals defining an associated target glucose value and an insulin sensitivity value, exceeds the target glucose value for the current time interval, the method comprising:
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determining with a processor whether a time duration of glucose lowering action of the subsequently administered recommended insulin bolus quantity extends from the current time interval into at least a next adjacent time interval, and computing with the processor the recommended bolus quantity as a function of the measured glucose value, the target glucose value for the current time interval and the insulin sensitivity value for the current time interval only if the time duration of glucose lowering action of the subsequently administered recommended insulin bolus quantity is confined to the current time interval. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of computing a recommended insulin bolus quantity when a measured glucose value in a current time interval of a number of adjacent time intervals, each of the number of adjacent time intervals defining an associated target glucose value and an insulin sensitivity value, exceeds the target glucose value for the current time interval and when a time duration of glucose lowering action of the recommended insulin bolus quantity to be administered extends from the current time interval into the next adjacent time interval, the method comprising:
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determining with a processor a first difference as a difference between the target glucose value for the current time interval and the target glucose value for the next adjacent time interval, determining with the processor a second difference as a difference between the insulin sensitivity value for the current time interval and the insulin sensitivity value for the next adjacent time interval, and computing with the processor the recommended bolus quantity as a function of the measured glucose value, the target glucose value for the current time interval and the insulin sensitivity value for the current time interval only if the first difference is less than or equal to a first threshold value and the second difference is less than or equal to a second threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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