System for providing diabetic therapy
First Claim
1. A system for providing therapy to a patient, comprising:
- a glucose control input configured to receive an indicator that the patient has poor glucose control and a low physical activity input configured to receive an indicator that the patient is experiencing low exertion, wherein the poor glucose control indicates that a heart is a diabetic heart that is less efficient in producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) energy molecules than a healthy heart, and wherein the low exertion indicates that the patient is in a period of rest; and
a diabetic electrical therapy delivery system configured to reduce a workload of the diabetic heart, wherein reducing the workload of the diabetic heart reduces demand for ATP energy molecules, wherein the diabetic therapy delivery system is connected to the glucose control input and the low physical activity input and configured to use the glucose control input to determine that the patient has poor glucose control and use the low physical activity input to determine that the patient is experiencing low exertion, wherein the diabetic therapy delivery system is configured to reduce the workload of the diabetic heart only on condition that the diabetic therapy delivery system determines that the patient has poor glucose control and is experiencing low exertion.
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Abstract
Various system embodiments include a glucose control input, a low physical activity input, and a diabetic therapy delivery system adapted to respond to the glucose control input and the low physical activity input to deliver diabetic therapy. According to various embodiments, the diabetic therapy includes an anti-arrhythmia therapy, a hypertension therapy, a neural stimulation therapy adapted to reduce a risk of myocardial infarction, a neural stimulation therapy adapted to be applied after a myocardial infarction to reduce an infarct area, a neural stimulation therapy adapted to reduce a risk of sudden cardiac death, a therapy adapted to secrete insulin, or a therapy to reduce a workload of a diabetic heart. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for providing therapy to a patient, comprising:
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a glucose control input configured to receive an indicator that the patient has poor glucose control and a low physical activity input configured to receive an indicator that the patient is experiencing low exertion, wherein the poor glucose control indicates that a heart is a diabetic heart that is less efficient in producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) energy molecules than a healthy heart, and wherein the low exertion indicates that the patient is in a period of rest; and a diabetic electrical therapy delivery system configured to reduce a workload of the diabetic heart, wherein reducing the workload of the diabetic heart reduces demand for ATP energy molecules, wherein the diabetic therapy delivery system is connected to the glucose control input and the low physical activity input and configured to use the glucose control input to determine that the patient has poor glucose control and use the low physical activity input to determine that the patient is experiencing low exertion, wherein the diabetic therapy delivery system is configured to reduce the workload of the diabetic heart only on condition that the diabetic therapy delivery system determines that the patient has poor glucose control and is experiencing low exertion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method, comprising:
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determining if a diabetic patient has poor glucose control, wherein the poor glucose control indicates that a heart is a diabetic heart that is less efficient in producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) energy molecules than a healthy heart; determining when the diabetic patient is experiencing low physical exertion, wherein the low exertion indicates that the patient is in a period of rest; and delivering diabetic electrical therapy to reduce a workload of the diabetic heart only on condition that it is determined that the diabetic patient has poor glucose control and is experiencing low physical exertion, wherein reducing the workload of the diabetic heart reduces demand for ATP energy molecules. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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