Diabetes Control Using Postprandial Feedback

A postprandial monitoring device for providing feedback to a subject to assist in adjusting glucose levels by way of postprandial exercise, the device comprising:

• an enzyme selected from a group consisting of glucose oxidase, glucose dehydrogenase, and glucose hexokinase for detecting a glucose level in a semi-invasively sampled biological fluid;
• a display for showing the glucose level by way of a plurality of categories selected from a group consisting of a Low category encompassing a range of below about 70 mg/dL, a Desired category encompassing a range from about 70 mg/dL to about 130 mg/dL, or from about 70 mg/dL to about 120 mg/dL, or from about 70 mg/dL to about 100 mg/dL, a ‘Moderately High’ category encompassing a range from about 120 mg/dL to about 150 mg/dL, a ‘Excellent’ category encompassing glucose levels of about 70 mg/dL to about 85 mg/dL and the ‘Too High’ category encompassing glucose levels of about 150 mg/dL or higher.

A postprandial monitoring device for providing feedback to a subject to assist in adjusting glucose levels by way of postprandial exercise, the device comprising:

• an enzyme selected from a group consisting of glucose oxidase, glucose dehydrogenase, and glucose hexokinase for detecting a glucose level in a semi-invasively sampled biological fluid;
• a display for showing the glucose level by way of a plurality of categories selected from a group consisting of a category flagging need for more accurate testing of glucose levels encompassing a range of below about 70 mg/dL, a Desired category encompassing a range from about 70 mg/dL to about 130 mg/dL, or from about 70 mg/dL to about 120 mg/dL, or from about 70 mg/dL to about 100 mg/dL, a ‘Moderately High’ category encompassing a range from about 120 mg/dL to about 150 mg/dL, a ‘Excellent’ category encompassing glucose levels of about 70 mg/dL to about 85 mg/dL and the ‘Too High’ category encompassing glucose levels of about 150 mg/dL or higher.

The postprandial monitoring device that communicates a detected glucose level depending on a detection method, wherein invasively or semi-invasively detected glucose levels are communicated as concentrations and noninvasive glucose detection is communicated by way of overlapping categories selected from a group consisting of a Low category encompassing a range of below about 75 mg/dL, a Desired category encompassing a range from about 70 mg/dL to about 130 mg/dL, more preferably from about 70 mg/dL to about 120 mg/dL, and most preferably from about 70 mg/dL to about 100 mg/dL, a ‘Moderately High’ category encompassing a range from about 120 mg/dL to about 150 mg/dL, a ‘Excellent’ category encompassing glucose levels of about 70 mg/dL to about 85 mg/dL and the ‘Too High’ category encompassing glucose levels of about 150 mg/dL or higher.

The postprandial monitoring device of claim 31 for providing feedback to a subject to improve glycemic control, wherein the device communicates measurements to a smartphone.

The postprandial monitoring device of claim 31 providing feedback to a subject to improve glycemic control, wherein the device operates with a smartphone as a system to transmit anonymized results and comparisons and rankings with other comparable user's results on one or more of a group consisting of meal size control, glycemic control, and weight loss.