Insulin management
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at data processing hardware, sequential blood glucose measurements of a patient, the sequential blood glucose measurements comprising a current blood glucose measurement measured at a current time;
determining, by the data processing hardware, an intravenous insulin infusion rate based on the current blood glucose measurement;
determining, by the data processing hardware, whether the current blood glucose measurement is less than a threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value for the patient;
determining, by the data processing hardware, a next time interval from the current time until a next time of a next scheduled blood glucose measurement for the patient based on the current blood glucose measurement, the next time interval comprising a hypoglycemia time interval when the current blood glucose measurement is less than the threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value; and
executing, at the data processing hardware, an intravenous treatment process configured to display on a screen in communication with the data processing hardware a graphical user interface having a countdown timer indicating a remaining time until the next time of the next scheduled blood glucose measurement,wherein the intravenous treatment process is further configured to;
display, in the graphical user interface, a patient information input window; and
receive, in the patient information input window, patient information inputs from a medical professional to provide patient parameters for intravenous treatment of the patient, the patient parameters comprising;
a target blood glucose range for the patient comprising a range of blood glucose values between and including a lower limit blood glucose value and an upper limit blood glucose value greater than the lower limit blood glucose value;
the threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value for the patient, the threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value less than the lower limit blood glucose value of the target blood glucose range;
a low blood glucose percentage drop limit for the patient when the current blood glucose measurement is less than the lower limit blood glucose value of the target blood glucose range;
a regular blood glucose percentage drop limit for the patient when the current blood glucose measurement is greater than or equal to the lower limit blood glucose value of the target blood glucose range;
a blood glucose drop rate limit for the patient; and
a stable time period indicating a blood glucose concentration for the patient is stable in the target blood glucose range, the stable time period comprising one of a specified number of consecutive blood glucose measurements of the patient within the target blood glucose range or a recommended duration of time required for the current blood glucose measurement within the target blood glucose range to determine a blood glucose concentration for the patient is stable in the target blood glucose range.
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Abstract
A method of managing insulin includes receiving blood glucose measurements on a computing device from a glucometer. The blood glucose measurements are separated by a time interval. The method includes determining, by the computing device, an insulin dose rate based on the blood glucose measurements and determining a blood glucose drop rate based on the blood glucose measurements and the time interval. The method also includes determining a blood glucose percentage drop based on the blood glucose measurements. The method includes decreasing the time interval between blood glucose measurements by the glucometer when the blood glucose drop rate is greater than a threshold drop rate, and decreasing the time interval between blood glucose measurements by the glucometer when the blood glucose percentage drop is greater than a threshold percentage drop.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at data processing hardware, sequential blood glucose measurements of a patient, the sequential blood glucose measurements comprising a current blood glucose measurement measured at a current time; determining, by the data processing hardware, an intravenous insulin infusion rate based on the current blood glucose measurement; determining, by the data processing hardware, whether the current blood glucose measurement is less than a threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value for the patient; determining, by the data processing hardware, a next time interval from the current time until a next time of a next scheduled blood glucose measurement for the patient based on the current blood glucose measurement, the next time interval comprising a hypoglycemia time interval when the current blood glucose measurement is less than the threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value; and executing, at the data processing hardware, an intravenous treatment process configured to display on a screen in communication with the data processing hardware a graphical user interface having a countdown timer indicating a remaining time until the next time of the next scheduled blood glucose measurement, wherein the intravenous treatment process is further configured to; display, in the graphical user interface, a patient information input window; and receive, in the patient information input window, patient information inputs from a medical professional to provide patient parameters for intravenous treatment of the patient, the patient parameters comprising; a target blood glucose range for the patient comprising a range of blood glucose values between and including a lower limit blood glucose value and an upper limit blood glucose value greater than the lower limit blood glucose value; the threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value for the patient, the threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value less than the lower limit blood glucose value of the target blood glucose range; a low blood glucose percentage drop limit for the patient when the current blood glucose measurement is less than the lower limit blood glucose value of the target blood glucose range; a regular blood glucose percentage drop limit for the patient when the current blood glucose measurement is greater than or equal to the lower limit blood glucose value of the target blood glucose range; a blood glucose drop rate limit for the patient; and a stable time period indicating a blood glucose concentration for the patient is stable in the target blood glucose range, the stable time period comprising one of a specified number of consecutive blood glucose measurements of the patient within the target blood glucose range or a recommended duration of time required for the current blood glucose measurement within the target blood glucose range to determine a blood glucose concentration for the patient is stable in the target blood glucose range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a dosing controller in communication with the glucometer, the dosing controller including data processing hardware and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, the dosing controller configured to perform operations comprising; receiving sequential blood glucose measurements of a patient, the sequential blood glucose measurements comprising a current blood glucose measurement measured at a current time; determining an intravenous insulin infusion rate based on the current blood glucose measurement; determining whether the current blood glucose measurement is less than a threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value for the patient; determining a next time interval from the current time until a next time of a next scheduled blood glucose measurement for the patient based on the current blood glucose measurement, the next time interval comprising a hypoglycemia time interval when the current blood glucose measurement is less than the threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value; and executing an intravenous treatment process configured to display on a screen in communication with the data processing hardware a graphical user interface having a countdown timer indicating a remaining time until the next time of the next scheduled blood glucose measurement, wherein the intravenous treatment process is further configured to; display, in the graphical user interface, a patient information input window; and receive, in the patient information input window, patient information inputs from a medical professional to provide patient parameters for intravenous treatment of the patient, the patient parameters comprising; a target blood glucose range for the patient comprising a range of blood glucose values between and including a lower limit blood glucose value and an upper limit blood glucose value greater than the lower limit blood glucose value; the threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value for the patient, the threshold hypoglycemia blood glucose value less than the lower limit blood glucose value of the target blood glucose range; a low blood glucose percentage drop limit for the patient when the current blood glucose measurement is less than the lower limit blood glucose value of the target blood glucose range; a regular blood glucose percentage drop limit for the patient when the current blood glucose measurement is greater than or equal to the lower limit blood glucose value of the target blood glucose range; a blood glucose drop rate limit for the patient; and a stable time period indicating a blood glucose concentration for the patient is stable in the target blood glucose range, the stable time period comprising one of a specified number of consecutive blood glucose measurements of the patient within the target blood glucose range or a recommended duration of time required for the current blood glucose measurement within the target blood glucose range to determine a blood glucose concentration for the patient is stable in the target blood glucose range. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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