Integrated glucose monitor and insulin injection pen with automatic emergency notification

A portable blood glucose monitoring device and insulin administering pen integrated into a single unit for testing and treating diabetes symptoms in a user, the unit comprising:

• a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of the user;
• a blood glucose monitoring system in said housing for receiving a sample of the user's blood, said blood glucose monitoring system being operable to detect the glucose level in the blood sample;
• an insulin administration mechanism in said housing for administering an insulin dosage to the user;
• a microprocessor in said housing for determining if the detected blood glucose level is above a predetermined threshold indicating that the user is in potential danger and calculating an insulin dosage appropriate to the detected blood glucose level, wherein said insulin administration mechanism is operable to provide a signal to said microprocessor indicating that an insulin dosage has been administered;
• a display on said housing for displaying to the user at least one of the detected blood glucose level and the calculated insulin dosage;
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• a communication device in said housing and under the control of said microprocessor for automatically informing a remote emergency service provider of a hypoglycemic condition of potential danger to the user if said microprocessor (i) determines that the detected blood glucose level is above the predetermined threshold, and (ii) fails to receive said signal from said insulin administration mechanism within a predetermined time interval after said microprocessor determines that the blood glucose level is above the predetermined threshold.

A medication administering device comprising:

• a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of a user;
• a medication administration mechanism in said housing for administering to the user a dosage of a medication contained in said housing;
• circuitry in said housing for controlling said medication administration mechanism;
• and
• a sensor for sensing when said administration mechanism is in place for administering a dosage, wherein said sensor automatically provides a signal to said circuitry to cause said medication administering mechanism to administer a dosage when said sensor indicates that said administering mechanism is in place.