Account association method for diabetes management system

Abstract

The invention discloses an account association method for a diabetes management system, which comprises the following steps: searching information of a patient account in other accounts, if the patient account does not exist in a patient list of other accounts, sending an account association application to the patient account, and after the patient account receives the account association application, confirming the account association application; according to the method and the system, the association with the patient account can be realized, the patient only needs to confirm the association application, and other personnel do not need to skip among different platforms, so that the association between other accounts and the patient account is realized through a simple operation mode.

Description

Account association method for diabetes management system Technical Field

[0001] The present invention mainly relates to the field of medical devices, and in particular to an account association method for a diabetes management system. Background Art

[0002] In a healthy individual, the pancreas automatically secretes insulin and glucagon based on blood sugar levels, maintaining a healthy blood sugar range. However, in diabetics, pancreatic function is abnormal, preventing the body from producing the necessary insulin. Diabetes is a metabolic disease, a lifelong condition. Current medical technology cannot cure diabetes; instead, it can control the onset and progression of diabetes and its complications by stabilizing blood sugar levels.

[0003] Diabetic patients need to monitor their blood sugar levels before injecting insulin. Currently, most monitoring methods use internal blood sugar monitoring devices to continuously monitor blood sugar levels. These devices use disposable transcutaneous sensors inserted into the skin to measure blood sugar concentrations in the interstitial fluid and transmit this data in real time to an external device via a transmitter for easy viewing by the patient. This monitoring method is called continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).

[0004] While general diabetics can self-monitor and manage their blood sugar levels through continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM), more severe diabetics require physician intervention and targeted treatment plans to restore their blood sugar levels to a relatively stable state. Personalized medication, diet, and exercise plans are also provided to enable patients to self-monitor and manage their blood sugar levels. Before treating a diabetic patient, a physician must first link their account with the patient's account to view the patient's blood sugar data, previous treatment records, and other information, allowing them to implement targeted treatment plans. Elderly or young patients, or those with special medical conditions that prevent them from self-monitoring and managing their blood sugar through CGM, require a guardian to monitor and manage their blood sugar. Guardians also need to link their account with the patient's account to view their blood sugar data.

[0005] The traditional way to link a healthcare provider or guardian account with a patient account is for the patient to initiate a request on their personal diabetes management device. This involves entering the email address of the follower (healthcare provider or guardian) on the device and sending an email to the healthcare provider or guardian, requesting that they follow the patient. This process is complex for the patient. Healthcare providers or guardians need to log in to their email addresses, meaning they need to switch between different platforms to link the patient account with the healthcare provider or guardian account.

[0006] Therefore, the prior art urgently needs a method that can achieve the association of medical staff accounts or guardian accounts with patient accounts through simple operations.

[0007] Summary of the Invention

[0008] An embodiment of the present invention discloses an account association method for a diabetes management system. By searching for information of a patient account in other accounts, if the patient account does not exist in the patient list of other accounts, an account association application is sent to the patient account. After receiving the account association application, the patient account confirms the account association application, and association with the patient account can be achieved. For the patient, it is only necessary to confirm the association application. For other personnel, there is no need to jump between different platforms. Therefore, the association of other accounts with the patient account is achieved through simple operations.

[0009] The present invention discloses an account association method for a diabetes management system. The method provides at least one patient account, through which the patient's real-time blood sugar information can be viewed; provides at least one other account, searches for the patient account in the other accounts, confirms whether the patient account exists in the patient list of the other accounts, and if the patient account does not exist in the patient list of the other accounts, sends an account association application to the patient account. After receiving the account association application, the patient account confirms the account association application, thereby associating the patient account with the other accounts.

[0010] According to one aspect of the present invention, the other account is a medical staff account and / or a guardian account.

[0011] According to one aspect of the present invention, the healthcare professional account includes an HCP master account and / or an HCP sub-account.

[0012] According to one aspect of the present invention, after the healthcare professional account is associated with the patient account, the patient lists in the HCP master account and the HCP sub-account are consistent.

[0013] According to one aspect of the present invention, the carrier of the patient account is a personal diabetes management device.

[0014] According to one aspect of the present invention, a personal diabetes management device includes at least one of a dedicated handheld device, a smartphone, and a personal computer.

[0015] According to one aspect of the present invention, when a patient uses multiple personal diabetes management devices at the same time, the multiple personal diabetes management devices will receive account association requests at the same time.

[0016] According to one aspect of the present invention, after one of the plurality of personal diabetes management devices confirms the account association request, the other plurality of personal diabetes management devices no longer display the account association request.

[0017] According to one aspect of the present invention, the carrier of other accounts is a secondary management device, which limits the patient's operations on the personal diabetes management device through a lock mode.

[0018] According to one aspect of the present invention, the secondary management device is a carrier of the guardian account or the medical staff account, and includes at least one of a dedicated handheld device, a smart phone and a personal computer.

[0019] According to one aspect of the present invention, when a medical staff or guardian uses multiple secondary management devices at the same time, any one of the multiple secondary management devices may send an account association request to the patient account.

[0020] According to one aspect of the present invention, after the patient account confirms the account association application, any one of the plurality of secondary management devices can view the patient's blood glucose information.

[0021] According to one aspect of the present invention, if it is clear that the patient account has not been associated before searching for the patient account, the account association request is directly sent to the patient account.

[0022] According to one aspect of the present invention, after a patient account is associated with other accounts, the patient account and the other accounts can be actively unassociated.

[0023] The present invention also discloses an account association method for a diabetes management system, including providing at least one patient account, through which the patient's real-time blood sugar information can be viewed; providing at least one other account, searching for the patient account in the other accounts, and confirming whether the patient account exists in the patient list of the other accounts; if the patient account does not exist in the patient list of the other accounts, generating a patient-specific code through the patient's personal information and the identifier information of the blood sugar monitoring device used by the patient; the patient account identifies the specific code to associate the patient account with the other accounts.

[0024] According to one aspect of the present invention, the identifier is provided in the form of a QR code, a barcode, or an NFC tag.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages:

[0026] In the account association method for a diabetes management system disclosed in the present invention, information of a patient account is searched for in other accounts. If the patient account does not exist in the patient list of other accounts, an account association application is sent to the patient account. After receiving the account association application, the patient account confirms the account association application to achieve association with the patient account. For the patient, it is only necessary to confirm the association application. For other personnel, there is no need to jump between different platforms. Therefore, the association of other accounts with the patient account is achieved through simple operations.

[0027] Furthermore, the medical staff account includes an HCP master account and an HCP sub-account. After the medical staff associates the patient account through the HCP master account or the HCP sub-account, the patient lists in the HCP master account and the HCP sub-account are consistent. Information can be shared between different medical staff through the operation of one medical staff, further simplifying the operation of the medical staff.

[0028] Furthermore, the carrier of the patient account is a personal diabetes management device. When the patient uses multiple personal diabetes management devices at the same time, the multiple personal diabetes management devices will receive account association applications at the same time. After the patient confirms the account association application through one of the multiple personal diabetes management devices, the other multiple personal diabetes management devices will no longer display the account association application, which is convenient for the patient to use different carriers to monitor and manage blood sugar levels in different situations, and realize real-time monitoring of the patient's blood sugar level, but at the same time will not increase the difficulty of operation.

[0029] Furthermore, the carriers of other accounts are secondary management devices. When medical staff or guardians use multiple secondary management devices at the same time, any of the multiple secondary management devices can send an account association request to the patient account. When the patient account confirms the account association application, any of the multiple secondary management devices can view the patient's blood sugar information, which is convenient for medical staff or guardians to use different carriers to monitor and manage patients' blood sugar levels in different situations, but at the same time will not increase the difficulty of operation.

[0030] Furthermore, if it is clear that the patient account has not been associated before searching for the patient account, the account association request can be directly sent to the patient account, which can further simplify the operation method of account association.

[0031] In another account association method for a diabetes management system disclosed in the present invention, information of a patient account is searched for in other accounts. If the patient account does not exist in the patient list of other accounts, a patient-specific code is generated using the patient's personal information and the identifier information of the blood glucose monitoring device used by the patient. The patient account identifies the unique code to associate the patient account with other accounts. For the patient, it is only necessary to identify the patient's unique code. For other personnel, there is no need to jump between different platforms. Therefore, the association of other accounts with the patient account is achieved through simple operations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a blood glucose monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of an integrated blood glucose monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a split-type blood glucose monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an interface when an APP is in the foreground when a patient account receives an account association request according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of an interface of an APP in the background when a patient account receives an account association request according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] FIG6 is a flow chart of a method for associating accounts according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] As mentioned above, the current account linking method used in diabetes management systems is cumbersome and complex for patients. For healthcare professionals or guardians, linking the patient account with their healthcare professional or guardian account requires logging into their email account, meaning they must navigate between different platforms.

[0039] In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides an account association method for a diabetes management system by searching for the patient account information in other accounts. If the patient account does not exist in the patient list of other accounts, an account association application is sent to the patient account. After the patient account receives the account association application, it confirms the account association application to achieve association with the patient account. For the patient, it is only necessary to confirm the association application. For other personnel, there is no need to jump between different platforms. Therefore, the association of other accounts with the patient account is achieved through simple operation.

[0040] Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement of components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​set forth in these embodiments should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

[0041] In addition, it should be understood that for ease of description, the sizes of the various components shown in the drawings are not necessarily drawn according to actual proportional relationships. For example, the thickness, width, length or distance of certain units may be enlarged relative to other structures.

[0042] The following description of exemplary embodiments is merely illustrative and is not intended to limit the present invention, its application, or use in any sense. Technologies, methods, and apparatus known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail herein, but to the extent applicable, such technologies, methods, and apparatuses should be considered part of this specification.

[0043] It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined or described in one figure, it will not need to be further discussed in the subsequent figure descriptions.

[0044] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a blood glucose monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0045] 1 , in some embodiments of the present invention, a blood glucose monitoring system 10 includes an auxiliary installation device 11, a blood glucose monitoring device 12, and a personal diabetes management device (hereinafter referred to as the management device) 13. The auxiliary installation device 11 is used to install the blood glucose monitoring device 12 on the surface of the user's skin. After the blood glucose monitoring device 12 is installed on the surface of the user's skin, it obtains the blood glucose concentration information in the user's body and sends the blood glucose concentration information to the management device 13. After receiving the blood glucose concentration information, the management device 13 analyzes and organizes it, and finally displays it in an intuitive manner on the display screen of the management device 13. The management device 13 includes a dedicated handheld device, a smartphone that can download a dedicated APP, a personal computer that can log in to a dedicated website, a tablet, etc.

[0046] In other embodiments of the present invention, the blood glucose monitoring system 10 further includes a diabetes secondary management device (hereinafter referred to as the secondary management device) 14. The secondary management device 14 can be a dedicated handheld device, a smartphone capable of downloading a dedicated app, a personal computer capable of accessing a dedicated website, a tablet, or other device. The user can be the user themselves or someone other than the user, such as the user's guardian or doctor.

[0047] In some embodiments of the present invention, the blood glucose monitoring device 12 is wirelessly connected to the management device 13 and / or the secondary management device 14 via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or the Internet. In one embodiment of the present invention, the blood glucose monitoring device 12 is wirelessly connected to the management device 13 and / or the secondary management device 14 via Bluetooth, which can save power consumption of the blood glucose monitoring device 12 and extend its service life.

[0048] In some embodiments of the present invention, the management device 13 can establish a wireless communication connection with the secondary management device 14 through Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or the Internet, or establish a wired communication connection with the secondary management device 14 through USB, serial port, Ethernet, etc., to achieve data transmission between the management device 13 and the secondary management device 14.

[0049] In an embodiment of the present invention, the blood glucose monitoring device 12 is a wearable continuous glucose monitor (hereinafter referred to as a CGM). The CGM includes a sensor and a transmitter. The sensor is used to collect blood glucose content in the human body and transmit the collected blood glucose content information. The transmitter is connected to the sensor and is used to receive the blood glucose content information transmitted by the sensor implanted subcutaneously and convert it into a wireless signal for output. Each CGM has a unique identifier, including but not limited to a device identifier, a hardware identifier, a universally unique identifier, a serial number, an identifier based on a communication protocol (such as a BLE ID), a manufacturer's identifier, etc. Preferably, the identifier is the CGM serial number, which is formed by a combination of multiple randomly combined numbers and letters. The serial number can be set on the housing or packaging of the CGM and can also be set differently depending on the type of CGM.

[0050] Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the CGM is an integrated structure, that is, the sensor and the transmitter are integrated together before use, and it is a disposable product that is discarded after use, as shown in Figure 2, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of an integrated continuous blood glucose monitor. The integrated continuous blood glucose monitor includes a sensor 201, a housing 202, and a transmitter (not shown in the figure) disposed in the housing 202. The sensor 301 is used to monitor the user's body fluid blood glucose information, transmit the above blood glucose information to the transmitter through the internal circuit, and then send it to the receiver by the transmitter. The identifier can be set on the outer shell or outer packaging of the CGM or inside the CGM.

[0051] In another embodiment of the present invention, the CGM has a split structure, that is, the sensor and transmitter are two different components before use, packaged separately, and are integrated together when in use, as shown in Figure 3, which is a schematic structural diagram of a split-type continuous blood glucose monitor. The split-type continuous blood glucose monitor includes a bottom shell 301 and a transmitter 302. The bottom shell is provided with a sensor 3011. The transmitter 302 has a separate housing. The bottom shell 301 and the transmitter 302 housing are provided with snap-fit ​​structures 3012 and 3022, respectively. When in use, the bottom shell 301 and the transmitter 302 are snapped together into a whole by the snap-fit ​​structures. The sensor 3011 is electrically connected to the transmitter 302 via an electrical connector 3013. The sensor 301 is used to monitor the user's body fluid blood glucose information and transmit the blood glucose information to the transmitter 302 via the electrical connector 3013, and then the transmitter 302 sends it to the receiver.

[0052] In one embodiment of the present invention, the sensor and transmitter of the split-type continuous blood glucose monitor are both disposable products that are discarded after use. Therefore, the identifier can be set on the housing or outer packaging of the sensor or transmitter. In another embodiment of the present invention, only the sensor of the split-type continuous blood glucose monitor is a disposable product, while the transmitter is a reusable product. Therefore, preferably, in this embodiment, the identifier is set on the housing or outer packaging of the transmitter. Since the transmitter is reusable, the frequency of binding user information and the identifier can be reduced, thereby improving the user experience. This will be described in detail below.

[0053] When the identifier is on the housing or outer packaging of the CGM device or transmitter, it can be provided in the form of, but not limited to, a QR code, a barcode, or an NFC tag.

[0054] Before using the continuous blood glucose monitoring system to monitor the patient's blood glucose information, the patient needs to create a new account on the management device 13 and establish a connection between the continuous blood glucose monitoring device 12 and the management device 13. The patient's personal information can be manually entered. At the same time, the management device 13 and the blood glucose monitoring device 12 can be paired manually or by scanning the continuous blood glucose monitoring device 12, that is, the QR code or barcode on the CGM shell or outer packaging, or input in the form of an NFC tag. After the pairing is completed and activated, the blood glucose monitoring device 12 communicates with the management device 13 via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or the Internet, and sends the monitored blood glucose data to the management device 13 in real time.

[0055] When the CGM has a split structure and the transmitter is reusable, the CGM identifier is set on the outer shell or packaging of the transmitter. When the patient replaces the CGM, he only needs to replace the sensor without replacing the transmitter, and the CGM identifier remains unchanged. Therefore, there is no need to update the CGM identifier information through the management device 13, which reduces the patient's operations and improves the user experience.

[0056] In one embodiment of the present invention, when the user of the secondary management device 14 is a medical staff or guardian, after the medical staff or guardian establishes his or her own account on the secondary management device 14, he or she needs to associate the medical staff or guardian's account with the patient's account before he or she can view blood sugar data, treatment records, etc., and further adopt targeted treatment plans.

[0057] The traditional way to link a healthcare provider or guardian account with a patient account is for the patient to initiate a request on their personal diabetes management device. This involves entering the email address of the follower (healthcare provider or guardian) on the device and sending an email to the healthcare provider or guardian, requesting that they follow the patient. This process is complex for the patient. Healthcare providers or guardians need to log in to their email addresses, meaning they need to switch between different platforms to link the patient account with the healthcare provider or guardian account.

[0058] In an embodiment of the present invention, a relatively simple operation method is provided. The medical staff searches for the account name of the patient they want to follow through the secondary management device 14 and sends an association request to the patient. The management device 13 used by the patient personally will receive the association request notification. When the management device 13 is a smart phone, it communicates with the blood glucose monitoring device 12 through a dedicated APP. If the dedicated APP is in the foreground, the notification will be displayed in text and / or other forms "XXX applies for monitoring authority, do you want to authorize it?" As shown in Figure 4, the patient clicks "OK" to associate with the medical staff account, or clicks "Cancel" to not authorize the association with the medical staff account. If the patient accidentally clicks "Cancel", he or she can also find the association application on the remote monitoring page and accept the association application by clicking "Accept".

[0059] If the app is in the background, a notification will appear in the background, displaying "XXX has applied for guardianship permissions. Do you want to authorize?", as shown in Figure 5. The patient clicks on the notification to enter the app, which displays the interface shown in Figure 4. The patient can click "OK" or "Cancel" to authorize or not authorize the association with the medical staff account. If the patient does not respond within a certain period of time, such as one minute or 30 seconds, the background will send notifications at a predetermined frequency, such as every five minutes, or at increasingly longer intervals over time, displaying "XXX has applied for guardianship permissions. Do you want to authorize?" until the patient responds.

[0060] It should be noted that before the medical staff secondary management device 14 issues an association request to a patient account, it can first search for the account information of the desired patient to confirm whether the patient account information already exists in the patient list. As shown in FIG6 , FIG6 is a flow chart of the account association method used in an embodiment of the present invention. If the patient account information already exists in the patient list, it means that the patient account has been successfully associated and no further association request is required, i.e., the association request is stopped. If the patient account information does not exist in the patient list, it means that the patient account has not been successfully associated, and an association request is issued to the patient. After the patient receives the association notification, if the patient accepts the association request, the association with the patient account is successfully achieved. If the patient does not accept the association request, it indicates that the patient refuses to accept the association. That is, the patient authorizes or does not authorize the association with the medical staff account by clicking "OK" or "Cancel".

[0061] When the management device 13 is a dedicated handheld device, and the dedicated handheld device is in an unlocked state, a notification as shown in FIG4 will be displayed on the interface. The patient can click “OK” to associate with the medical staff account, or click “Cancel” to not authorize the association with the medical staff account. When the dedicated handheld device is in a locked state, a notification will be displayed on the lock screen interface. The notification will show “XXX applies for monitoring authority, do you want to authorize?” After the patient unlocks the device, he or she clicks on the notification. A notification as shown in FIG4 will be displayed on the interface. The patient can click “OK” to associate with the medical staff account, or click “Cancel” to not authorize the association with the medical staff account. If the patient does not respond within a certain period of time, such as one minute or 30 seconds, the association request notification will temporarily disappear. When the dedicated handheld device is locked again, the notification will be displayed on the lock screen interface again.

[0062] In another embodiment of the present invention, the patient can also accept the association request of the medical staff through a special website. Similarly, when the medical staff confirms that the patient account information does not exist in the patient list, an account association request is sent to the patient account. After the patient opens the special website and logs in to his personal account, the request notification "XXX applies for guardianship authority, do you want to authorize" will be displayed on the main page. The patient clicks "OK" or "Cancel" to authorize or not authorize the association with the medical staff account. If the patient does not respond within a certain period of time, such as one minute or 30 seconds, the notification will temporarily disappear and will be displayed on the main page again every time the patient logs in to his personal account. The notification will then be displayed on the main page at a predetermined frequency, such as once every five minutes, or as time goes on, the interval between notifications will gradually increase, and the notification will display "XXX applies for guardianship authority, do you want to authorize" until the patient responds.

[0063] It should be noted that patients can use one or more of the following methods to monitor their blood sugar: a dedicated handheld device, a smartphone app, or a dedicated website. Therefore, when a patient uses at least two methods simultaneously, after the healthcare provider issues a link request, all methods used by the patient will receive a link request notification. When the patient responds to the link request notification on one of the methods, the link request notification on the other methods will disappear and will not reappear. For example, if a patient can simultaneously view real-time blood sugar information using a dedicated handheld device, a smartphone app, and a dedicated website on a personal computer, when the doctor issues a link request, the dedicated handheld device, smartphone app, and dedicated website on the personal computer will all receive a link request notification. If the patient first receives the link request notification on the smartphone and promptly clicks "OK" to link with the healthcare provider's account, the notifications on the dedicated handheld device and the dedicated website will disappear, but will remain in the historical notification record and will be displayed as processed.

[0064] The secondary management device 14 used by medical personnel can be equipped with one or more processors, allowing multiple individuals with different access levels to modify the settings of the secondary management device 14. For example, an attending physician is assigned an HCP master account with the highest access level. The HCP master account can create sub-accounts and add patients, by submitting a link request to the patient account. After the patient account approves the link request, the HCP master account can view all patient information and operation records for the master account and sub-accounts. Meanwhile, the HCP sub-accounts of general practitioners or nurses can add patients by submitting a link request to the patient account. After the patient account approves the link request, the HCP master account can view all patient information for the department. Therefore, medical personnel can send a link request using either the HCP master account or the HCP sub-account. After the medical personnel account and the patient account are successfully linked, the patient account will appear in the patient list. The patient lists between the HCP master account and the HCP sub-account are consistent, making it convenient for doctors and nurses in the same department or section to simultaneously manage patient accounts, view patient blood sugar information, and view operation records and operation times for the master account and each sub-account, such as the records and operation times for adding or deleting patients.

[0065] It should be noted that medical staff can send a patient account association request to the patient through a special handheld device, smartphone APP, or any one of a personal computer, and the patient can also receive the association request through a special handheld device, smartphone APP, or any one of a personal computer. After the medical staff account and the patient's personal account are linked, any of the medical staff's secondary management devices can view the patient's blood sugar information, which is convenient for medical staff to monitor the patient's blood sugar information in different ways according to needs at different times, thereby realizing real-time monitoring of the patient's blood sugar level.

[0066] In one embodiment of the present invention, after the patient account and the medical staff account are associated, the content displayed on the management device 13 used by the patient and the secondary management device used by the medical staff are consistent.

[0067] In another embodiment of the present invention, when the patient is an elderly person or a young child, or a diabetic patient with special diseases who cannot use the management device 13 for self-blood glucose monitoring, the medical staff can activate the lock mode through the secondary management device 14 to limit the patient's operations on the management device 13, so that the patient cannot view real-time blood glucose data on the management device 13, cannot receive blood glucose alarms, cannot change alarm settings, etc., which can prevent the patient from misoperating the management device 13, such as deleting the device, disconnecting the management device 13 and the CGM, thereby affecting the normal blood glucose monitoring of the CGM; not accepting blood glucose alarms can also avoid interference or impact of blood glucose alarms on patients.

[0068] When the user of the secondary management device 14 is a guardian, the guardian can also monitor the patient's blood sugar level by associating the patient's account through the secondary management device 14, such as a dedicated handheld device, a smartphone APP, or a personal computer. The association method is consistent with the aforementioned association method between the medical staff account and the patient account, that is, the guardian searches for the patient account through the secondary management device 14 and sends an association request to the patient account. The patient receives the guardian's association request through the management device to achieve the association between the guardian account and the patient account.

[0069] Similarly, before the guardian issues a link request to a patient account via the secondary management device 14, the guardian may first search for the account information of the desired patient and confirm whether the patient account information already exists in the patient list. As shown in FIG6 , if the patient account information already exists in the patient list, it indicates that the patient account has been successfully linked and no further link request is required, i.e., the link request is terminated. If the patient account information does not exist in the patient list, it indicates that the patient account has not yet been successfully linked. A link request is then issued to the patient. After the patient receives the link notification, if they accept the link request, the link with the patient account is successfully established. If they do not accept the link request, it indicates that they refuse to accept the link. That is, the patient authorizes or does not authorize the link with the medical staff account by clicking "OK" or "Cancel."

[0070] It should be noted that a guardian can submit a patient account association request to the patient through any of a dedicated handheld device, a smartphone app, or a dedicated website on a personal computer. The patient can also receive the association request through any of the dedicated handheld device, smartphone app, or dedicated website on a personal computer. The patient can use one or more of the dedicated handheld device, smartphone app, or dedicated website on a personal computer to monitor blood sugar. When the patient uses at least two methods simultaneously, after the guardian issues the association request, the patient will receive the association request notification on all methods used. When the patient responds to the association request notification on one method, the association request notification on the other method will disappear and will not reappear. After the guardian account and the patient's personal account are linked, any of the guardian's secondary management devices can view the patient's blood sugar information, making it convenient for the guardian to monitor the patient's blood sugar information using different methods as needed at different times, thereby achieving real-time monitoring of the patient's blood sugar level.

[0071] When the patient is an elderly person or a young child, or a diabetic patient with a special disease who cannot use the management device 13 for self-blood glucose monitoring, the guardian can activate the lock mode through the secondary management device 14 to limit the patient's operations on the management device 13, so that the patient cannot view real-time blood glucose data on the management device 13, cannot receive blood glucose alarms, cannot change alarm settings, etc. This can prevent the patient from misoperating the management device 13, such as deleting the device, disconnecting the management device 13 from the CGM, and thus affecting the normal blood glucose monitoring of the CGM; not accepting blood glucose alarms can also avoid interference or impact of blood glucose alarms on patients.

[0072] A patient account can be associated with multiple guardian accounts and medical staff accounts. A guardian account or a medical staff account can be associated with multiple patient accounts. After the medical staff account or guardian account is associated with the patient account, all medical staff accounts and guardian accounts will be displayed in the remote monitoring list of the patient's personal management device. Similarly, the information of all patient accounts followed by the medical staff account or guardian account will also be displayed in the list of patients they follow. When the association is no longer needed, each party can actively disassociate. The guardian or medical staff only needs to delete the patient from the patient list, or the patient only needs to delete the guardian or medical staff account from the remote monitoring list.

[0073] In one embodiment of the present invention, after a healthcare provider or guardian searches for the account information of a desired patient and confirms that the patient's account information is not in the patient list, they can directly enter the patient's personal information, such as name, gender, age, hospital, department, clinical diagnosis, ID number, inpatient / outpatient number, and CGM identifier, to generate a unique code for the patient, such as a QR code, barcode, or verification code. The information entered includes at least the name and CGM identifier information. As previously described, CGM identifier information includes, but is not limited to, a device identifier, hardware identifier, universally unique identifier, serial number, communication protocol-based identifier (e.g., BLE ID), manufacturer identifier, etc. Preferably, the identifier information is a CGM serial number, which is composed of a multi-digit random combination of numbers and letters. This can be entered manually or by scanning a QR code, barcode, or NFC tag on the CGM housing or outer packaging. The patient recognizes the patient-specific code through the management device 13, such as by scanning a unique QR code or barcode, or manually entering a verification code or barcode, to associate the healthcare provider's account or guardian's account with the patient's account.

[0074] In another embodiment of the present invention, after a medical professional or a healthcare professional searches for the account information of a patient they wish to monitor and confirms that the patient's account information is not already in the patient list, they can directly enter the patient's personal information, such as name, gender, age, hospital, department, clinical diagnosis, ID number, inpatient / outpatient number, CGM identifier, patient's mobile phone number, and a verification code obtained through the patient's mobile phone number, and then click OK. The patient's name will then be directly displayed in the patient list. At this point, the medical professional can view the patient's blood glucose information through the secondary management device 14, while the patient does not need to use the management device 13. In other words, the patient does not need to monitor or view their own blood glucose information, and the medical professional will monitor the patient's blood glucose information in real time and implement the corresponding treatment plan. This is particularly suitable for patients who are elderly or young children, or those with special diseases. If the patient also wants to monitor or view their blood glucose information themselves, they can use the management device 13 to create a new account and establish a connection between the blood glucose monitoring device 12 and the management device 13. After the connection is established, the management device 13 used by the patient and the secondary management device 14 used by the medical staff can view the patient's blood sugar information at the same time, but the medical staff cannot lock the management device 13 used by the patient through the secondary management device 14, and thus cannot limit the patient's operations on the management device 13.

[0075] In summary, the present invention discloses an account association method for a diabetes management system, which searches for patient account information in other accounts. If the patient account does not exist in the patient list of other accounts, an account association application is sent to the patient account. After receiving the account association application, the patient account confirms the account association application to achieve association with the patient account. For the patient, it is only necessary to confirm the association application. For other personnel, there is no need to jump between different platforms. Therefore, the association of other accounts with the patient account is achieved through simple operations.

[0076] Although some specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail by way of example, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An account association method for a diabetes management system, characterized in that: Providing at least one patient account, through which the real-time blood sugar information of the patient can be viewed; providing at least one other account, searching for the patient account in the other account, and confirming whether the patient account exists in a patient list of the other account; If the patient account does not exist in the patient list of the other account, sending an account association request to the patient account; After receiving the account association application, the patient account confirms the account association application to associate the patient account with the other account.

2. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The other accounts are medical staff accounts and / or guardian accounts.

3. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The medical staff account includes an HCP master account and / or an HCP sub-account.

4. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 3, characterized in that: After the medical staff account is associated with the patient account, the patient lists in the HCP master account and the HCP sub-account are consistent.

5. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The carrier of the patient account is a personal diabetes management device.

6. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The personal diabetes management device includes at least one of a dedicated handheld device, a smart phone and a personal computer.

7. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 6, characterized in that: When the patient uses multiple personal diabetes management devices at the same time, the multiple personal diabetes management devices will receive the account association application at the same time.

8. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 7, characterized in that: When one of the plurality of personal diabetes management devices confirms the account association application, the other plurality of personal diabetes management devices no longer display the account association application.

9. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The carrier of the other account is a secondary management device, and the secondary management device limits the patient's operations on the personal diabetes management device through a lock mode.

10. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The secondary management device is a carrier of the guardian account or the medical staff account, and includes at least one of a dedicated handheld device, a smart phone and a personal computer.

11. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 10, characterized in that: When the medical staff or the guardian uses a plurality of the secondary management devices at the same time, any one of the plurality of secondary management devices may send an account association request to the patient account.

12. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 11, characterized in that: After the patient account confirms the account association application, any one of the multiple secondary management devices can view the patient's blood sugar information.

13. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: If it is clear that the patient account has not been associated before searching the patient account, the account association request is directly sent to the patient account.

14. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the patient account is associated with the other account, the patient account and the other account can be actively unassociated.

15. An account association method for a diabetes management system, characterized in that: include: Providing at least one patient account, through which the real-time blood sugar information of the patient can be viewed; providing at least one other account, searching for the patient account in the other account, and confirming whether the patient account exists in a patient list of the other account; If the patient account does not exist in the patient list of the other accounts, generating the patient-specific code according to the patient's personal information and the identifier information of the blood glucose monitoring device used by the patient; The patient account identifies the unique code to associate the patient account with the other accounts.

16. The account association method for a diabetes management system according to claim 15, characterized in that: The identifier is provided in the form of a QR code, a barcode, or an NFC tag.

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