Reminder, classification, and pattern identification systems and methods for handheld diabetes management devices
First Claim
1. A method for classifying blood samples and identifying medically relevant patterns in groups of blood samples, the method comprising:
- measuring, by a blood glucose (bG) measurement engine of a handheld diabetes management device, a bG level in a blood sample received by the handheld diabetes management device via a bG test strip;
by a processor of the handheld diabetes management device, storing the bG level and a time of receipt of the blood sample in memory of the handheld diabetes management device;
by the processor, determining a classification of the blood sample based on a time the blood sample;
by the processor, storing the classification of the blood sample in the memory, wherein the classification is one of a fasting sample, a pre-breakfast sample, a post-breakfast sample, a pre-lunch sample, a post-lunch sample, a pre-dinner sample, a post-dinner sample, and a bed time sample;
by the processor, in response to the receipt of the blood sample, selecting a group of stored bG levels having the classification of the blood sample and that were received within a predetermined period before receipt of the blood sample;
by the processor, calculating a bG evaluation parameter from the selected bG levels;
by the processor, evaluating the bG evaluation parameter in relation to first predetermined criteria, the first predetermined criteria including a first threshold indicative of a high bG level or a low bG level;
by the processor, selectively displaying, on a display of the handheld diabetes management device, an indication of recognition of a pattern in the selected bG levels when the bG evaluation parameter is greater than or less than the first threshold; and
by the processor, removing the indication from the display only in response to receipt of predetermined user input indicative of an acknowledgement of the presence of the pattern.
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Abstract
A method includes: measuring a blood glucose (bG) level in a blood sample; storing the bG level and a time of receipt of the blood sample; storing a classification of the blood sample; in response to the receipt of the blood sample, selecting a group of stored bG levels having the classification of the blood sample and that were received within a predetermined period before receipt of the blood sample; calculating a bG evaluation parameter from the selected bG levels; evaluating the bG evaluation parameter in relation to first predetermined criteria, the first predetermined criteria including a first threshold indicative of a high bG level or a low bG level; selectively displaying an indication of recognition of a pattern in the selected bG levels when the bG evaluation parameter is greater than or less than the first threshold; and selectively removing the indication from the display.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for classifying blood samples and identifying medically relevant patterns in groups of blood samples, the method comprising:
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measuring, by a blood glucose (bG) measurement engine of a handheld diabetes management device, a bG level in a blood sample received by the handheld diabetes management device via a bG test strip; by a processor of the handheld diabetes management device, storing the bG level and a time of receipt of the blood sample in memory of the handheld diabetes management device; by the processor, determining a classification of the blood sample based on a time the blood sample; by the processor, storing the classification of the blood sample in the memory, wherein the classification is one of a fasting sample, a pre-breakfast sample, a post-breakfast sample, a pre-lunch sample, a post-lunch sample, a pre-dinner sample, a post-dinner sample, and a bed time sample; by the processor, in response to the receipt of the blood sample, selecting a group of stored bG levels having the classification of the blood sample and that were received within a predetermined period before receipt of the blood sample; by the processor, calculating a bG evaluation parameter from the selected bG levels; by the processor, evaluating the bG evaluation parameter in relation to first predetermined criteria, the first predetermined criteria including a first threshold indicative of a high bG level or a low bG level; by the processor, selectively displaying, on a display of the handheld diabetes management device, an indication of recognition of a pattern in the selected bG levels when the bG evaluation parameter is greater than or less than the first threshold; and by the processor, removing the indication from the display only in response to receipt of predetermined user input indicative of an acknowledgement of the presence of the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A handheld diabetes management device for classifying blood samples and identifying medically relevant patterns in groups of blood samples, the handheld diabetes management device comprising:
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a blood glucose (bG) measurement engine that measures bG levels in blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device via bG test strips; a display; a clock tracking a present date and time; a processor; and memory including code executed by the processor for; storing the bG level and a time of receipt of the blood sample in memory; determining a classification of the blood sample based on a time of receipt of the blood sample; storing the classification of the blood sample in the memory, wherein the classification is one of a fasting sample, a pre-breakfast sample, a post-breakfast sample, a pre-lunch sample, a post-lunch sample, a pre-dinner sample, a post-dinner sample, and a bed time sample; in response to the receipt of the blood sample, selecting a group of stored bG levels having the classification of the blood sample and that were received within a predetermined period before receipt of the blood sample; calculating a bG evaluation parameter from the selected bG levels; evaluating the bG evaluation parameter in relation to first predetermined criteria, the first predetermined criteria including a first threshold indicative of a high bG level or a low bG level; selectively displaying, on the display, an indication of recognition of a pattern in the selected bG levels when the bG evaluation parameter is greater than or less than the first threshold; and removing the indication from the display only in response to receipt of predetermined user input indicative of an acknowledgement of the presence of the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for classifying blood samples and identifying medically relevant patterns in groups of blood samples, the method comprising:
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measuring, by a blood glucose (bG) measurement engine of a handheld diabetes management device, a bG level in a blood sample received by the handheld diabetes management device via a bG test strip; by a processor of the handheld diabetes management device, storing the bG level and a time of receipt of the blood sample in memory of the handheld diabetes management device; by the processor, storing a classification of the blood sample in the memory, wherein the classification is one of a fasting sample, a pre-breakfast sample, a post-breakfast sample, a pre-lunch sample, a post-lunch sample, a pre-dinner sample, a post-dinner sample, and a bed time sample; by the processor, selecting a group of stored bG levels having one of the classifications; by the processor, generating an indicator of recognition of a pattern in the selected group of bG levels when a bG evaluation parameter calculated based on the selected bG levels is one of greater than a first threshold indicative of a high bG level and less than a second threshold indicative of a low bG level; by the processor, in response to a user request to display recognized patterns in bG levels; generating a list of recognized patterns including the pattern in the selected bG levels; prioritizing the list based on predetermined prioritization criteria; and displaying the list on a display of the handheld diabetes management device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A handheld diabetes management device for classifying blood samples and identifying medically relevant patterns in groups of blood samples, the handheld diabetes management device comprising:
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a blood glucose (bG) measurement engine that measures bG levels in blood samples input to the handheld diabetes management device via bG test strips; a display; a clock tracking a present date and time; a processor; and memory including code executed by the processor for; measuring a blood glucose (bG) level in a blood sample received by the handheld diabetes management device; storing the bG level and a time of receipt of the blood sample in the memory; storing a classification of the blood sample in the memory, wherein the classification is one of a fasting sample, a pre-breakfast sample, a post-breakfast sample, a pre-lunch sample, a post-lunch sample, a pre-dinner sample, a post-dinner sample, and a bed time sample; selecting a group of stored bG levels having one of the classifications; generating an indicator of recognition of a pattern in the selected group of bG levels when a bG evaluation parameter calculated based on the selected bG levels is one of greater than a first threshold indicative of a high bG level and less than a second threshold indicative of a low bG level; in response to a user request to display recognized patterns in bG levels; generating a list of recognized patterns including the pattern in the selected bG levels; prioritizing the list based on predetermined prioritization criteria; and displaying the list on the display. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for automatically classifying blood samples, the method comprising:
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measuring, by a blood glucose (bG) measurement engine of a handheld diabetes management device, a bG level in a blood sample received by the handheld diabetes management device via a bG test strip; storing, by a processor of the handheld diabetes management device, the bG level and a time of receipt of the blood sample in memory of the handheld diabetes management device; classifying, by the processor of the handheld diabetes management device, the blood sample as one of a fasting sample, a pre-breakfast sample, a post-breakfast sample, a pre-lunch sample, a post-lunch sample, a pre-dinner sample, a post-dinner sample, and a bed time sample, the classifying including; classifying the blood sample as a post-breakfast sample when the time of receipt of the blood sample is within a predetermined period of receipt of a blood sample classified as a pre-breakfast sample; classifying the blood sample as a post-lunch sample when the time of receipt of the blood sample is within a predetermined period of receipt of a blood sample classified as a pre-lunch sample; classifying the blood sample as a post-dinner sample when the time of receipt of the blood sample is within a predetermined period of receipt of a blood sample classified as a pre-dinner sample; classifying the blood sample as one of a pre-breakfast sample and a post-breakfast sample when the time of receipt of the blood sample is within a predetermined period of a predetermined time of day associated with a breakfast meal; classifying the blood sample as one of a pre-lunch sample and a post-lunch sample when the time of receipt of the blood sample is within a predetermined period of a predetermined time of day associated with a lunch meal; and classifying the blood sample as one of a pre-dinner sample and a post-dinner sample when the time of receipt of the blood sample is within a predetermined period of a predetermined time of day associated with a dinner meal; and storing, by the processor of the handheld diabetes management device, an indicator of the classification of the blood sample in the memory of the handheld diabetes management device; and by the processor, selectively displaying the bG level of the blood sample on a display of the handheld diabetes management device.
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