153 results about "Diabetes management" patented technology

The invention is embodied in a system for diabetes management including a medical device (MD) and a consumer electronic device (CED). The CED may be used to monitor and/or control the MD. In particular embodiments, the system may include a connector that plugs into the CED to allow communication between the MD and the CED. The medical device may be an external infusion device, implantable pump, glucose meter, glucose monitor, continuous glucose monitoring system, or the like. The CED may be any type of consumer electronic device including, but not limited to, cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), BlackBerry, Smartphones, pocketpc phones, mp3 players, radios, CD players, and the like.

A diabetes management system and method used to manage the blood glucose level of a diabetes patient. The system includes at least one portable electronic device and a database system. The portable electronic device allows the patient to input different types of data into the processor to calculate insulin and carbohydrate intake recommendations for the patient. A time/date stamp is individually generated and stored for each type of data inputted by the patient. The diabetes management system also includes a database system which stores (i) activity data associated with the physical activity of the patient, (ii) blood glucose data associated with the blood glucose level of the patient, (iii) meal intake data associated with the food intake of the patient, and (iv) insulin intake data associated with the insulin intake of the patient.

Various embodiments of a diabetes management system are provided. One exemplary system may include an analyte measurement device and a therapeutic agent delivery device. The measurement device includes a measurement unit, display, and first wireless module. The therapeutic agent delivery device has a delivery device housing, delivery mechanism disposed in the housing that delivers a dosage of the agent to the user upon actuation by the user or health care provider, and a second wireless module. The second module, automatically, without prompting from a user or any active input or action by the user, transmits a signal to the first wireless module indicative of: (a) type of therapeutic agent delivered; and (b) amount of therapeutic agent delivered to the user; or (c) type of therapeutic agent device from which the therapeutic agent was administered. Also described are diabetes management devices and methods.

Microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus are closely related to blood glucose levels and fluctuations. The Glycostator statistical package was created to allow patients and health care providers simple access to “glycemic indicators” which permit a “snapshot view” of the effectiveness of the patient's diabetes management program. Glycostator functions provide a simple way of enhancing the information already provided by home blood glucose monitoring devices. To this end, a set of new indices, including one called the Virtual A1c, are computed in a recursive fashion from blood glucose test results to provide a more meaningful day-to-day assessment of glycemic control. All indices can be made available at the meter user interface on request. The displayed indices allow patients to improve glycemic control by identifying problems with blood glucose control and lability that are less easily recognized in traditional blood glucose meter statistical packages. Virtual A1c emulates hemoglobin A1c continuously and provides better day-to-day assessment of long term glycemic control than does the traditional average blood glucose report. The method for computing each of these indices, including the Virtual A1c, allows for their implementation in commercial blood glucose monitors.

A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In a further embodiment, a method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is provided. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller.

Methods, devices and a system for disease management are provided that employ diagnostic testing devices (e.g., blood glucose meters) and medication delivery devices (e.g., insulin delivery devices) for providing data to a repository in real-time and automatically. Repository data can be analyzed to determine such information as actual test strip use, patient health parameters to outside prescribed ranges, testing and medication delivery compliance, patient profiles or stakeholders to receive promotional items or incentives, and so on. Connected meters and medication delivery devices and repository data analysis are also employed to associate a diagnostic test to a mealtime based on timing of a therapeutic intervention performed by an individual.

A portable diabetes management device calculates medication dosages from glucometer readings and data such as food intake entered by the patient, according to a management plan that can be personalized by a health-care professional using a template. The device may also store and communicate past data and plan revisions.

A health care management system and method for chronic disease management such as diabetes management, hypertension management and like chronic diseases. The system is utilized by both patients and clinicians to manage the patients' chronic diseases and for clinicians to better manage a population of patients.

Embodiments of the invention provide amperometric analyte sensors having optimized elements such as interference rejection membranes as well as methods for making and using such sensors. While embodiments of the innovation can be used in a variety of contexts, typical embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes.

Described herein are systems and methods to utilize factual information based on stored blood glucose data to allow greater insight into the management of diabetes of a user.

A system, computer program product, method and algorithm for evaluation of blood glucose variability—one of the most important parameters of diabetes management. An embodiment of the method may use routine self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) data collected over a period of 2-6 weeks, for example, based on a theory of risk analysis of blood glucose data. One aspect may include a method, system and computer program product for computing the Average Daily Risk Range (ADRR)—a measure of overall glucose variability. Another aspect may include a method, system, and computer program product for estimating separately the glucose variability in the hypoglycemic range via a Low BG Index (LBGI) and the glucose variability in the high BG range via High BG Index (HBGI) followed by a combination of the two indices into a single variability display.

Described and illustrated is a diabetes management system that includes an infusion pump, glucose sensor and controller with a method programmed into the controller. The infusion pump is configured to deliver insulin to a subject. The glucose sensor is configured to sense glucose levels in the subject and provide output signals representative of the glucose levels in the subject. The controller is programmed to receive signals from at least one of the glucose sensor and the pump and configured to issue signals to the pump to deliver an amount of insulin determined by a feedback controller that utilizes a model predictive control and also configured to deliver at least the basal amount of insulin whenever the subject has initiated a manual bolus of insulin and a sensed or measured glucose level is at least a first threshold within a first duration of time.

The present embodiments harness a wide variety of capabilities of modern smartphones, and combine these capabilities with information from a continuous glucose monitor to provide diabetics and related people with more information than the continuous glucose monitor can provide by itself. The increased information provides the diabetic with an increased likelihood of good diabetes management for better health.

An integrated diabetes management (IDM) system includes a safety layer which, in one configuration has two components, one located between a glucose sensor and a controller and a second component located between a controller and a pump, to monitor various aspects of signals and modify those signals for compatibility and safety purposes. In one application, the safety layer receives output control signals from a controller and modifies those control signals as a function of an actual amount of insulin delivered to the user. The safety layer allows for an increased level of safety in the IDM system and permits development of separate hardware and software upgrades with the safety layer assuring that compatibility between components will continue.