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US 2010/0137699 A1Published application
Fluctuating Blood Glucose Notification Threshold Profiles and Methods of Use
OwnerPhilip Michael Sherinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a new system and methods for monitoring blood glucose concentration. A user of a continuous glucose monitor may program upper and lower blood glucose notification thresholds to fluctuate over time in order to facilitate management of the short-term effects of food consumption, insulin delivery aberrations, physical activity, emotions, and unforeseen circumstances.
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A continuous blood glucose monitoring system comprising:
- a system configured to continuously receive data from blood glucose monitoring sensors;
- the system configured to convert sensor data into current blood glucose concentration values;
- the system configured to support continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profiles;
- the continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profiles comprising:
- an upper blood glucose concentration threshold function;
- a lower blood glucose concentration threshold function;
- the threshold functions comprising specific values at specific times;
- the system configured to compare a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value;
- the system configured to compare a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value;
- the system configured to alert a user when a current blood glucose concentration value is greater than a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value;
- and the system configured to alert a user when a current blood glucose concentration value is less than a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value.
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A method of using a continuous blood glucose monitoring system comprising the steps of:
- defining a continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profile comprising:
- an upper blood glucose concentration threshold function;
- a lower blood glucose concentration threshold function;
- the upper and lower blood glucose concentration threshold functions forming the bounds of an expected blood glucose concentration range for the duration of the threshold profile;
- the threshold functions comprising specific values at specific times;
- activating the threshold profile;
- continuously receiving data from blood glucose monitoring sensors;
- converting the sensor data to current blood glucose concentration values;
- comparing a current blood glucose concentration value to a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value;
- comparing a current blood glucose concentration value to a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value;
- alerting a user if the current blood glucose concentration value is greater than the corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value;
- and alerting a user if the current blood glucose concentration value is less than the corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value.
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A computer readable medium comprising executable processor code configured to support a continuous blood glucose monitoring system;
- the code comprising:
- code for receiving data from continuous blood glucose monitoring sensors;
- code for converting blood glucose sensor data into current blood glucose concentration values;
- code supporting continuously fluctuating blood glucose notification threshold profiles;
- the threshold profiles comprising:
- an upper blood glucose concentration threshold function;
- a lower blood glucose concentration threshold function;
- the threshold functions comprising specific values at specific times;
- code for comparing a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value;
- code for comparing a current blood glucose concentration value with a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value;
- code for alerting a user when a current blood glucose concentration is greater than a corresponding upper blood glucose concentration threshold value;
- and code for alerting a user when a current blood glucose concentration is less than a corresponding lower blood glucose concentration threshold value.
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