Pump controller that checks operational state of insulin pump for controlling the insulin pump

A diabetes treatment system comprising:

• an insulin pump operable to selectively deliver insulin to a patient;
• and
• a pump controlling device with a communications component that is operable to provide two-way communication between the insulin pump and the pump controlling device, the pump controlling device also including an input component configured to receive a request for the insulin pump to perform an operation that is dependent on a specified state of the insulin pump, the pump controlling device also including a processor that is operable to request a current state of the insulin pump from the insulin pump via the communications component, the processor also operable to receive the current state of the insulin pump from the insulin pump, the processor further operable to determine whether the current state of the insulin pump matches to the specified state of the insulin pump, the processor also operable to send a command via the communications component to the insulin pump to perform the operation in response to a determination that the current state of the insulin pump matches the specified state of the insulin pump and sends a different command, via the communications component to the insulin pump, in response to a determination that the current state of the insulin pump does not match the specified state of the insulin pump, where the different command changes the current state of the insulin pump to the specified state of the pump.

A pump controlling device that is operable to control an insulin pump comprising:

• a communications component that is operable to provide two-way communication with the insulin pump;
• an input component configured to receive a request for the insulin pump to perform an operation that is dependent on a specified state of the insulin pump;
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• a processor that is operable to request a current state of the insulin pump from the insulin pump via the communications component in response to the request received from the input component, the processor also operable to receive the current state of the insulin pump from the insulin pump via the communications component, the processor further operable to determine whether the current state of the insulin pump matches to the specified state of the insulin pump, the processor also operable to send a command that corresponds to the request received from the input component, the command sent via the communications component to the insulin pump to perform the operation in response to a determination that the current state of the insulin pump matches the specified state of the insulin pump and sends a different command, via the communications component to the insulin pump, in response to a determination that the current state of the insulin pump does not match the specified state of the insulin pump, where the different command changes the current state of the insulin pump to the specified state of the pump.