Method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a patient with diabetes
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1. An apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, comprising:
- a flow generator configured to provide a supply of air at positive pressure;
a patient interface;
at least one glycemia abnormality detector attached to the patient interface and including a sensor configured for communication with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares;
headgear adapted to hold the patient interface in position in communication with a patient'"'"'s airways and thereby hold the sensor in position for communication with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares throughout the treatment;
an alarm; and
a controller,wherein the controller is programmed to receive a signal from the at least one glycemia abnormality detector, analyze the signal for indications of glycemia abnormality and, upon detection of an indication of glycemia abnormality, trigger the alarm.
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Abstract
An apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes includes: a blower configured to provide a supply of air at positive pressure; a patient interface; headgear to hold the patient interface in position in communication with a patient'"'"'s airways; at least one hypoglycemia sensor; an alarm; and a controller, wherein the controller is programmed to receive a signal from the at least one hypoglycemia detector, analyze the signal for indications of hypoglycemia and upon detection of an indication of hypoglycemia trigger the alarm.
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1. An apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, comprising:
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a flow generator configured to provide a supply of air at positive pressure; a patient interface; at least one glycemia abnormality detector attached to the patient interface and including a sensor configured for communication with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares; headgear adapted to hold the patient interface in position in communication with a patient'"'"'s airways and thereby hold the sensor in position for communication with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares throughout the treatment; an alarm; and a controller, wherein the controller is programmed to receive a signal from the at least one glycemia abnormality detector, analyze the signal for indications of glycemia abnormality and, upon detection of an indication of glycemia abnormality, trigger the alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of treating a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, the method comprising:
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providing a supply of pressurized breathable gas to the patient through a patient interface using a PAP device; providing at least one glycemia abnormality detector attached to the patient interface and including a sensor configured for communication with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares; providing headgear adapted to hold the patient interface in position for communication with a patient'"'"'s airways, thereby holding the sensor in position for communication with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares for throughout treatment of the patient; and generating a signal indicative of whether the patient is experiencing a diabetic event, the signal being based on data gathered from (a) the sensor in communication with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares, and (b) a second sensor built into headgear that is adapted to hold the patient interface in a position suitable for communicating the supply of pressurized breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s airways. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, comprising:
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a PAP device configured to provide a supply of pressurized breathable gas for sleep-disordered breathing treatment; a patient interface; at least one glycemia detector attached to the patient interface, wherein the at least one glycemia detector includes a sensor configured for contact with mucosal regions of the patient; headgear adapted to hold the patient interface in position for communication with a patient'"'"'s airways and thereby hold the sensor in position for communication with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares throughout the treatment; an action unit including a drug delivery unit for use in treating the patient'"'"'s diabetes; and a controller integrated into the PAP device and operable to receive a signal from the at least one glycemia detector, analyze the signal for an indication of a glycemia abnormality, and instruct the drug delivery unit to provide a treatment to the patient for the glycemia abnormality while also instructing the PAP device to provide the supply of pressurized breathable gas. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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