Means and method for improved glycemic control for diabetic patients
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, by data processing hardware, a target blood glucose range defined by upper and lower blood glucose limits for a patient from memory hardware;
receiving, at the data processing hardware, a current blood glucose measurement of the patient and current patient condition parameters during a pre-meal time from a user device controlled by the patient and in communication with the data processing hardware, the current patient condition parameters comprising a number of carbohydrates consumed by the patient and an exercise parameter for the patient, and the pre-meal time associated with a meal type corresponding to one of breakfast, lunch, or dinner, wherein the user device is configured to;
receive, in a user interface executing on the user device, inputs from the patient for each patient condition parameter; and
transmit the current patient condition parameters from the user device to the data processing hardware;
determining, by the data processing hardware, whether the current blood glucose measurement is less than a midpoint of the target blood glucose range for the patient;
when the current blood glucose measurement is less than the midpoint of the target blood glucose range for the patient;
determining, by the data processing hardware, carbohydrate intake instructions for the patient including a predetermined number of carbohydrates for the patient to ingest based on the exercise parameter; and
transmitting the carbohydrate intake instructions to the user device, the carbohydrate intake instructions when received by the user device, causing the user interface executing on the user device to display the predetermined amount of carbohydrates for the patient to ingest;
determining, by the data processing hardware, a recommended meal bolus based on the number of carbohydrates consumed by the patient for the associated meal type;
obtaining, by the data processing hardware, previous patient condition parameters and a previous dosage of insulin administered by the patient for the associated meal type from the memory hardware, the previous patient condition parameters comprising a previous exercise parameter substantially equal to the exercise parameter associated with the current patient condition parameters;
obtaining, by the data processing hardware, a previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement from the memory hardware, the previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement resulting from the previous dosage of insulin administered by the patient;
determining whether the previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement is less than a hypoglycemia blood glucose limit for the patient;
when the previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement is less than the hypoglycemia blood glucose limit, determining, by the data processing hardware, a reduced insulin dosage value to prevent a next scheduled blood glucose measurement from falling below the hypoglycemia blood glucose limit;
subtracting, by the data processing hardware, the reduced insulin dosage value from the recommended meal bolus to determine a recommended dosage of insulin for the patient to administer; and
transmitting the recommended dosage of insulin from the data processing hardware to the user device, the recommended dosage of insulin, when received by the user device, causing the user interface to display the recommended dosage of insulin.
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Abstract
A glycemic control system includes a physician processor, remote processor, and a portable telephone having a data input mechanism, a display, and an internal processor for bi-directional communication with the physician'"'"'s processor and the remote processor. A patient inputs data to the internal processor responsive to input from the physician'"'"'s processor and then transmits the information to the remote processor where an optimized number of units to be administered is sent back and displayed on the portable telephone.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by data processing hardware, a target blood glucose range defined by upper and lower blood glucose limits for a patient from memory hardware; receiving, at the data processing hardware, a current blood glucose measurement of the patient and current patient condition parameters during a pre-meal time from a user device controlled by the patient and in communication with the data processing hardware, the current patient condition parameters comprising a number of carbohydrates consumed by the patient and an exercise parameter for the patient, and the pre-meal time associated with a meal type corresponding to one of breakfast, lunch, or dinner, wherein the user device is configured to; receive, in a user interface executing on the user device, inputs from the patient for each patient condition parameter; and transmit the current patient condition parameters from the user device to the data processing hardware; determining, by the data processing hardware, whether the current blood glucose measurement is less than a midpoint of the target blood glucose range for the patient; when the current blood glucose measurement is less than the midpoint of the target blood glucose range for the patient; determining, by the data processing hardware, carbohydrate intake instructions for the patient including a predetermined number of carbohydrates for the patient to ingest based on the exercise parameter; and transmitting the carbohydrate intake instructions to the user device, the carbohydrate intake instructions when received by the user device, causing the user interface executing on the user device to display the predetermined amount of carbohydrates for the patient to ingest; determining, by the data processing hardware, a recommended meal bolus based on the number of carbohydrates consumed by the patient for the associated meal type; obtaining, by the data processing hardware, previous patient condition parameters and a previous dosage of insulin administered by the patient for the associated meal type from the memory hardware, the previous patient condition parameters comprising a previous exercise parameter substantially equal to the exercise parameter associated with the current patient condition parameters; obtaining, by the data processing hardware, a previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement from the memory hardware, the previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement resulting from the previous dosage of insulin administered by the patient; determining whether the previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement is less than a hypoglycemia blood glucose limit for the patient; when the previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement is less than the hypoglycemia blood glucose limit, determining, by the data processing hardware, a reduced insulin dosage value to prevent a next scheduled blood glucose measurement from falling below the hypoglycemia blood glucose limit; subtracting, by the data processing hardware, the reduced insulin dosage value from the recommended meal bolus to determine a recommended dosage of insulin for the patient to administer; and transmitting the recommended dosage of insulin from the data processing hardware to the user device, the recommended dosage of insulin, when received by the user device, causing the user interface to display the recommended dosage of insulin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a user device controlled by a patient and having a screen, the user device configured to; display the user interface on the screen; and receive, in the user interface displayed on the screen, inputs from the patient for patient condition parameters during a pre-meal time, the patient condition parameters comprising a number of carbohydrates consumed by the patient and an exercise parameter for the patient, and the pre-meal time associated with a meal type corresponding to one of breakfast, lunch, or dinner; and data processing hardware in communication with the user device, the data processing hardware configured to perform operations comprising; obtaining a target blood glucose range defined by upper and lower blood glucose limits for the patient from memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware; receiving a current blood glucose measurement of the patient during the pre-meal time from the user device; receiving the patient condition parameters input to the user interface during the pre-meal time from the user device; determining whether the blood glucose measurement is less than a midpoint of the target blood glucose range for the patient; and when the current blood glucose measurement is less than the midpoint of the target blood glucose range for the patient; determining carbohydrate intake instructions for the patient including a predetermined number of carbohydrates for the patient to ingest based on the exercise parameter; and transmitting the carbohydrate intake instructions to the user device, the carbohydrate intake instructions when received by the user device, causing the user interface executing on the user device to display the predetermined amount of carbohydrates for the patient to ingest; determining a recommended meal bolus based on the number of carbohydrates consumed by the patient for the associated meal type; obtaining previous patient condition parameters and a previous dosage of insulin administered by the patient for the associated meal type from the memory hardware, the previous patient condition parameters comprising a previous exercise parameter substantially equal to the exercise parameter associated with the current patient condition parameters; obtaining a previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement from the memory hardware, the previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement resulting from the previous dosage of insulin administered by the patient; determining whether the previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement is less than a hypoglycemia blood glucose limit for the patient; when the previous next scheduled blood glucose measurement is less than the hypoglycemia blood glucose limit, determining a reduced insulin dosage value to prevent a next scheduled blood glucose measurement from falling below the hypoglycemia blood glucose limit; subtracting the reduced insulin dosage value from the recommended meal bolus to determine a recommended dosage of insulin for the patient to administer; and transmitting the recommended dosage of insulin from the data processing hardware to the user device, the recommended dosage of insulin, when received by the user device, causing the user interface to display the recommended dosage of insulin. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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