Wearable insulin dispensing device, and a combination of such a device and a programming controller

A medicine dispensing system, comprising:

• a wearable pump housing assembly including a lower portion for releasably coupling with a skin surface, the wearable pump housing assembly configured to house a generally cylindrical insulin reservoir in an interior space such that the generally cylindrical insulin reservoir extends in a longitudinal direction along a length of the wearable pump housing assembly;
• a piston rod movably arranged in the housing assembly to dispense insulin from the generally cylindrical insulin reservoir;
• a drive system to advance the piston rod toward the generally cylindrical insulin reservoir;
• a bolus push button accessible along an exterior of the wearable pump housing assembly so as to activate a bolus dispensing operation in which a bolus dosage of insulin is dispensed from the generally cylindrical insulin reservoir;
• a control circuit in the pump housing assembly to communicate drive signals to the drive system to cause the dispensation of the insulin, the control circuit including:
• a programmable unit that stores a programmed dosage schedule, and a wireless communication receiver;
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• means for wirelessly controlling the control circuit in the pump housing assembly by wirelessly communicating control signals to the control circuit in the pump housing assembly, wherein the wireless controlling means is configured to display information indicative of the programmed dosage schedule and is configured to receive user input of glucose level measurements.