Method and a system for assisting a user in a medical self treatment, said self treatment comprising a plurality of actions
AssigneeNovo Noadisk A/S
InventorsJens Ulrik Poulsen, Lars Hofmann Christensen, Søren Aasmul
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Abstract
A method of self treating a disease, such as diabetes, includes collecting in one or more databases data representing values of parameters that related to the self treatment. The data is processed to provide a plurality of alternate choices between two or more actions that may be taken and a corresponding value for each action is calculated. A computerized system may be employed to perform the above method and the system may include a computer readable medium for executing the method.
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A method for assisting a patient in self-treating diabetes, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a value fin a blood glucose level from a patient with a blood glucose monitor;
- receiving other data relating to the patients condition;
- collecting the value for the patient's blood glucose level and other data in one or more databases, wherein the collecting of blood glucose levels is accomplished automatically, without the user manually entering the blood glucose reading;
- accessing the data with a processor;
- analyzing the data with the processor wherein the analysis is automated sad performed using a data base engine means for proposing alternative treatment options;
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- based on the analysis, proposing two or more alternative choices for treating the patient based on the blood glucose level and other data inputted by the patient;
- wherein each choice presented will result in adequate blood glucose levels.
A method characterized in that said method further comprises the step of representing values of parameters relevant for said self treatment from one or more of said portable apparatuses.
A system for assisting in the self-treatment of diabetes, the system comprising:
- one or more databases for storing data relating to the patients condition;
- a means for automatically collecting blood glucose data and sending it to at least one of the databases;
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- a processor for accessing the data, the processor configured to analyze the data with a database engine means for proposing two or more alternative choices for treating the patient based oil the blood glucose level and other data inputted by the patient wherein each choice presented will result in adequate blood glucose levels.
An apparatus for assisting a patient in self-treating diabetes, comprising:
- a means for obtaining a value for a blood glucose level from a patient with a blood glucose monitor;
- a means for receiving other data relating to the patients condition;
- a means for collecting the value for the patient's blood glucose level and other data in one or more databases, wherein the downloading of blood glucose levels is accomplished automatically, without the user manually entering the blood glucose reading;
- a means for accessing the data with a processor;
- a means for analyzing the data with the processor, the processor configured to analyze the data with a database engine means for proposing two or more alternative choices for treating the patient based on the blood glucose level and other data inputted by the patient;
- and wherein each choice presented will result in adequate blood glucose levels.
An apparatus for assisting a patient in self-treating diabetes, comprising:
- a means for obtaining a value for a blood glucose level from a patient,
- a means for receiving and storing a patient's blood glucose and other data relating to the patients condition;
- a means for accessing and analyzing the blood glucose level and the other data with a processor,
- wherein the processor is configured to analyze the data wit a database engine means for proposing two or more alternative choices for treating the patient based on the blood glucose level and other data inputted by the patient;
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- wherein each choice presented will result in adequate blood glucose levels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.