Food consumption reminders
AssigneeMedtronic MiniMed, Inc.
InventorLouis J. LINTEREUR
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Abstract
Techniques for providing food consumption reminders are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve receiving an indication that a patient is to consume a food item after a bolus of insulin is administered. The techniques may further involve determining a duration of time after delivery of the bolus at which the patient is to begin consumption of the food item. The techniques may further involve in response to determining the duration of time has elapsed, causing presentation of a reminder to eat the food item to the patient.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving an indication that a patient is to consume a food item after a bolus of insulin is administered;
- determining a duration of time after delivery of the bolus at which the patient is to begin consumption of the food item;
- and
- in response to determining the duration of time has elapsed, causing presentation of a reminder to eat the food item to the patient.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more processor-readable media storing computer-readable instructions which,
- when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of:
- receiving an indication that a patient is to consume a food item after a bolus of insulin is administered;
- determining a duration of time after delivery of the bolus at which the patient is to begin consumption of the food item;
- and
- in response to determining the duration of time has elapsed, causing presentation of a reminder to eat the food item to the patient.
A method, comprising:
- determining a duration of time after delivery of a bolus of insulin at which a patient is to begin consumption of a food item based on a nutritional complexity of the food item;
- and
- in response to determining the duration of time has elapsed, causing presentation of a reminder to eat the food item to the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.