Handheld Diabetes Manager With A Personal Data Module

A handheld diabetes manager communicating with an external insulin pump and having a personal data module comprising:

• a port configured to receive a test strip for blood glucose measurement;
• a blood glucose measurement module cooperatively operable with a test strip inserted in the port for blood glucose measurement;
• a communications module that selectively communicates via a wireless data link with an external insulin pump;
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• a user interface module in data communication with the blood glucose measurement module and the communications module and operable to provide a graphical user interface on a display of the diabetes manager, wherein the graphical user interface includes a personal data menu screen from which a trend graph option can be selected to display a trend graph screen, the trend graph screen displaying within a graph area a blood glucose line graph, a carb bar graph, a basal rate line graph and a bolus bar graph representing corresponding data during a selected time interval.

A handheld diabetes manager communicating with an external insulin pump and having a personal data module comprising:

• a port configured to receive a test strip for blood glucose measurement;
• a blood glucose measurement module cooperatively operable with a test strip inserted in the port for blood glucose measurement;
• a communications module that selectively communicates via a wireless data link with an external insulin pump;
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• a user interface module in data communication with the blood glucose measurement module and the communications module and operable to provide a graphical user interface on a display of the diabetes manager, wherein the graphical user interface includes a personal data menu screen from which a logbook option can be selected to display a logbook screen, and a trend graph option can be selected to display a trend graph screen, wherein:
• the logbook screen displays a plurality of time data records, each time data record including blood glucose data, bolus insulin data and carbohydrate data for a corresponding time, a bolus icon and a first icon in association with the bolus icon when a bolus advice recommendation is accepted, and a second icon, different from the first icon, when a bolus advice recommendation is not accepted;
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• the trend graph screen displays within a graph area a blood glucose line graph, a carb bar graph, a basal rate line graph and a bolus bar graph representing corresponding data during a selected time interval.