Method and Device for Utilizing Analyte Levels to Assist in the Treatment of Diabetes
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Abstract
A health-monitoring device assesses the health of a user based on levels of two analytes in a biological fluid. A first analyte that is utilized to assess a user'"'"'s health is a fat metabolism analyte, such as ketones, free fatty acids and glycerol, which is indicative of fat metabolism. A second analyte that is utilized is a glucose metabolism analyte, such as glucose. The levels of the two analytes may be used to assess insulin sensitivity, to detect both recent hypoglycemia and the cause of high glucose levels, and/or to guide therapeutic intervention. The dual analyte model may calculate a discrepancy between an actual insulin activity level and a theoretical insulin activity level. The dual analyte model of the present invention may be used to identify individuals at risk for metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and non-insulin dependent diabetes, and allows monitoring of the progression of those disease states, as well as progress made by therapeutic interventions.
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21. A health-monitoring device comprising:
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a testing device configured to measure a level of one or more analytes in a sample from a user and generate a signal indicative of the level of the one or more analytes in the sample; a processor comprising a calculator comprising programming to calculate a concentration of the one or more analytes in the sample based on the signal and a correlator comprising an algorithm configured to determine a correlation between the level of the one or more analytes in the sample and a health parameter indicative of the user'"'"'s health; and a user interface comprising an input configured to receive information from the user and a display configured to display at least one of the concentration of the one or more analytes in the sample and the health parameter. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for monitoring the health of a user, the method comprising:
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measuring, using a testing device, a level of one or more analytes in a sample from a user; generating, using the testing device, a signal indicative of the level of the one or more analytes in the sample; calculating, using a processor, a concentration of the one or more analytes in the sample based on the signal; determining, using the processor, a correlation between the level of the one or more analytes in the sample and a health parameter indicative of the user'"'"'s health; receiving information from the user through a user interface; and displaying on a display at least one of the concentration of the one or more analytes in the sample and the health parameter. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A health monitoring system comprising:
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a health-monitoring device comprising; a testing device configured to measure a level of one or more analytes in a sample from a user and generate a signal indicative of the level of the one or more analytes in the sample; a processor comprising a calculator comprising programming to calculate a concentration of the one or more analytes in the sample based on the signal and a correlator comprising an algorithm configured to determine a correlation between the level of the one or more analytes in the sample and a health parameter indicative of the user'"'"'s health; a user interface comprising an input configured to receive information from the user and a display configured to display at least one of the concentration of the one or more analytes in the sample and the health parameter; and a first data communication port; and a remote site comprising a second data communication port, wherein the first data communication port and the second data communication port are configured to communicate data between the health-monitoring device and the remote site. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A program executable by a processor of a health monitoring system, the program comprising instructions for operating the system to perform the steps of:
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measuring, using a testing device, a level of one or more analytes in a sample from a user; generating, using the testing device, a signal indicative of the level of the one or more analytes in the sample; calculating, using the processor, a concentration of the one or more analytes in the sample based on the signal; determining, using the processor, a correlation between the level of the one or more analytes in the sample and a health parameter indicative of the user'"'"'s health; receiving information from the user through a user interface; and displaying on a display at least one of the concentration of the one or more analytes in the sample and the health parameter. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
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