Managing blood glucose levels
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1. A method of managing a blood glucose level of a person comprising:
- providing a device worn exterior to the person for monitoring a set of treatment factors, a set of internal environmental factors that relate to the internal condition of the person, and a set of external environmental factors that relate to the external conditions surrounding the person and which affects a blood glucose level for the person, the device including an insulin reservoir and a carbohydrate container;
capturing and storing a history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors;
performing statistical analysis on the stored history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors;
updating preset statistical parameters including insulin infusion amounts based on the statistical analysis on the stored history;
predicting changes in the current blood glucose level for the person since a last blood glucose measurement based on the statistical analysis on the stored history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors and treatment factors, and on treatment factors, internal and external environmental factors monitored since the last blood glucose measurement;
based on the predicted current blood glucose level, providing a first signal to the device to deliver a determined amount of insulin, based on the updated preset statistical parameters of insulin infusion amounts, from the insulin reservoir to the person; and
responsive to predicting the current blood glucose level for the person dropping lower than a predetermined minimum value, providing a second signal to a material holding the carbohydrate container to release the carbohydrate container, thereby supplying carbohydrates to the person.
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A method, computer usable program product, or a system for managing a blood glucose level of a person including providing a device worn exterior to the person for monitoring a set of treatment factors and a set of environmental factors associated with the person, predicting a blood glucose level for the person based on the set of treatment factors and the set of environmental factors, and responsive to predicting a blood glucose level for the person dropping lower than a predetermined minimum value, supplying carbohydrates to the person.
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1. A method of managing a blood glucose level of a person comprising:
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providing a device worn exterior to the person for monitoring a set of treatment factors, a set of internal environmental factors that relate to the internal condition of the person, and a set of external environmental factors that relate to the external conditions surrounding the person and which affects a blood glucose level for the person, the device including an insulin reservoir and a carbohydrate container; capturing and storing a history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors; performing statistical analysis on the stored history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors; updating preset statistical parameters including insulin infusion amounts based on the statistical analysis on the stored history; predicting changes in the current blood glucose level for the person since a last blood glucose measurement based on the statistical analysis on the stored history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors and treatment factors, and on treatment factors, internal and external environmental factors monitored since the last blood glucose measurement; based on the predicted current blood glucose level, providing a first signal to the device to deliver a determined amount of insulin, based on the updated preset statistical parameters of insulin infusion amounts, from the insulin reservoir to the person; and responsive to predicting the current blood glucose level for the person dropping lower than a predetermined minimum value, providing a second signal to a material holding the carbohydrate container to release the carbohydrate container, thereby supplying carbohydrates to the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer usable program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable storage medium including computer usable code for use in managing a blood glucose level of a person, the computer usable program product comprising code for performing the steps of:
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communicating with a device worn exterior to the person for monitoring a set of treatment factors, a set of internal environmental factors that relate to the internal condition of the person, and a set of external environmental factors that relate to the external conditions surrounding the person and which affects a blood glucose level for the person, the device including an insulin reservoir and a carbohydrate container; capturing and storing a history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors; performing statistical analysis on the stored history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors; updating preset statistical parameters including insulin infusion amounts based on the statistical analysis on the stored history; predicting changes in the current blood glucose level for the person since a last blood glucose measurement based on the statistical analysis on the stored history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors, and on treatment factors, internal and external environmental factors monitored since the last blood glucose measurement; based on the predicted current blood glucose level, providing a first signal to the device to deliver a determined amount of insulin, based on the updated preset statistical parameters of insulin infusion amounts, from the insulin reservoir to the person; and responsive to predicting the current blood glucose level for the person dropping lower than a predetermined minimum value, providing a second signal to a material holding the carbohydrate container to release the carbohydrate container, thereby supplying carbohydrates to the person. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A data processing system for managing a blood glucose level of a person, the data processing system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing program instructions which when executed by the processor execute the steps of; communicating with a device worn exterior to the person for monitoring a set of treatment factors, a set of internal environmental factors that relate to the internal condition of the person, and a set of external environmental factors that relate to the external conditions surrounding the person and which affects a blood glucose level for the person, the device including an insulin reservoir and a carbohydrate container; capturing and storing a history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors; performing statistical analysis on the stored history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors; updating preset statistical parameters including insulin infusion amounts based on the statistical analysis on the stored history; predicting changes in the current blood glucose level for the person since a last blood glucose measurement based on the statistical analysis on the stored history of the set of treatment factors and the sets of internal and external environmental factors, and on treatment factors, internal and external environmental factors monitored since the last blood glucose measurement; based on the predicted current blood glucose level, providing a first signal to the device to deliver a determined amount of insulin, based on the updated preset statistical parameters of insulin infusion amounts, from the insulin reservoir to the person; and responsive to predicting the current blood glucose level for the person dropping lower than a predetermined minimum value, providing a second signal to a material holding the carbohydrate container to release the carbohydrate container, thereby supplying carbohydrates to the person. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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