Blood glucose monitoring system

A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:

• a. a blood glucose monitor for monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of said blood glucose level;
• b. a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit;
• c. digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein processor-executable program instructions to signal process in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and further to signal process insulin dosage data to monitor food intake;
• d. a signal interface connected in signal communication with said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and said blood glucose monitor for directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by said blood glucose monitor to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit;
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• e. a signal processor for performing signal processing functions in accordance with said program instructions.

A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:

• a. a blood glucose monitor for monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of said blood glucose level;
• b. a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit;
• c. digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein processor-executable program instructions to signal process in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and further to signal process insulin dosage data and to indicate trend information of a system user:
• d. a signal interface connected in signal communication with said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and said blood glucose monitor for directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by said blood glucose monitor to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit;
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• e. a signal processor for performing signal processing functions in accordance with said program of instructions.

A blood glucose monitoring system including a blood glucose monitor coupled with a separate microprocessor-based portable unit, wherein the system further comprises one or more processor-readable storage devices having program code embodied thereon for programming the one or more microprocessors to perform a method that comprises:

• a. monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of said blood glucose level;
• b. signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals, insulin dosage data, and calibration information;
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• c. directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by said blood glucose monitor to said separate microprocessor-based portable unit.

A blood glucose monitoring system including a blood glucose monitor coupled with a separate microprocessor-based portable unit, wherein the system further comprises one or more processor-readable storage devices having program code embodied thereon for programming the one or more microprocessors to perform a method that comprises:

• a. monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of said blood glucose level;
• b. signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals, calibration information, and food intake data;
• and
• c. directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by said blood glucose monitor to said separate microprocessor-based portable unit.

A blood glucose monitoring system including a blood glucose monitor coupled with a separate microprocessor-based portable unit, wherein the system further comprises one or more processor-readable storage devices having program code embodied thereon for programming the one or more microprocessors to perform a method that comprises:

• a. monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of said blood glucose level;
• b. signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally blood glucose level signals, and insulin dosage data, and
• c. indicating trend information of a system user.
• d. directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by said blood glucose monitor to said separate microprocessor-based portable unit.