User-based health monitoring

A method of monitoring a health condition of a user, comprising:

• (a) providing at least one remote user-based subsystem including:
• (i) at least two microprocessor-based units comprising (A) at least one of (1) a data management unit, (2) a personal computer, and (3) a handheld device and (B) a health monitoring device;
• and
• (ii) a memory, said memory comprising storage for one or more computer programs;
• (b) establishing communication between the microprocessor-based units;
• (c) using said one or more computer programs to generate monitoring related information on a display and to collect data related to the health of said user;
• (d) installing at least one central server remotely located from the remote user-based subsystem;
• (e) establishing two-way communication between the central server and remote user-based subsystem to receive and deliver said one or more computer programs;
• (f) at least one computer for use by an authorized individual remotely located from, and configured for two-way signal communication with the central server, wherein one of the two-way signal communications includes statistical data;
• (g) communicating between the authorized individual computer and the central server in connection with the collected data related to the health of said user;
• (h) receiving at the central server data related to the health of said user collected by the remote user-based subsystem;
• and
• (i) generating condition trends of the user based on the communicated data.

An apparatus comprising:

• a subsystem accessible to a user, the subsystem including (i) at least one display, (ii) a first unit comprising a microprocessor and a memory, said memory further comprising storage for one or more computer programs, and (iii) a second unit, the second unit comprising a monitoring device connected to the first unit through a first communication channel, wherein (a) the first unit communicates with the second unit through the first communication channel and (b) said one or more computer programs are executed to (1) generate monitoring related information on the display and (2) collect data related to the health of said user;
• a server (i) remotely located from the subsystem, (ii) in communication with the subsystem through a second communication channel to receive and deliver said one or more computer programs and (iii) configured to receive the data related to the health of said user collected by the subsystem;
• and
• a computer (i) remotely located from the server, (ii) configured to communicate with the server, and (iii) for use by an authorized individual in connection with the collected data related to the health of said user, to generate condition trends of the user based on the communicated data.