Computer system for diabetes management

Abstract

A diabetes management system or process is provided herein that may be used to analyze and recognize patterns for a large amount of blood glucose concentration measurements and other physiological parameters related to the glycemia of a patient. In particular, a method of monitoring glycemia in a patient may include storing a patient's data on a suitable device, such as, for example, a glucose meter. The patient's data may include blood glucose concentration measurements. The diabetes management system or process may be installed on, but is not limited to, a personal computer, an insulin pen, an insulin pump, or a glucose meter. The diabetes management system or process may identify a plurality of pattern types from the data including a testing / dosing pattern, a hypoglycemic pattern, a hyperglycemic pattern, a variability pattern, and a comparative pattern. After identifying a particular pattern with the data management system or process, a warning message may be displayed on a screen of a personal computer or a glucose meter. Other messages can also be provided to ensure compliance of any prescribed diabetes regiments or to guide the patient in managing the patient's diabetes.

Description

This application claims the benefit of US Patent Application Serial No. 11 / 688,629, filed March 20, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Background technique People with diabetes often rely on the use of blood glucose meters and the help of their doctors to manage their disease. Additionally, diabetics often use diaries to track their blood glucose concentration measurements. Interpreting the large number of blood glucose concentration measurements in a diary is difficult, complex and time consuming in some cases. To further complicate matters, physicians have limited time constraints to help diabetics interpret the large number of blood glucose concentration measurements. When these complicating factors of blood glucose values ​​are further accompanied by the need to evaluate insulin effect or insulin type, and other physiological or extrinsic parameters, it is believed that the task of the clinician, physician or diabetic becomes more difficult....

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Problems solved by technology

In some cases, interpreting the large number of blood glucose concentration measurements in the diary is difficult, complex and time consuming

To complicate matters further, physicians have limited time constraints to help diabetics interpret the large number of blood glucose concentration measurements

When these complicating factors of blood glucose values ​​are further accompanied by the need to evaluate insulin effect or insulin type, and other physiological or extrinsic parameters, it is believed that the task of the clinician, physician or diabetic patient becomes more difficult

An additional hurdle for the physician or clinician is the time limit for each outpatient visit due to the economics of maintaining the clinic

It is believed that in most cases, a physician or clinician typically spends less than about seven (7) minutes per patient, resulting in little or no time available for evaluating or instructing the patient

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