System and method for managing diabetes

Abstract

A diabetes management system, an infusion pump, and methods for managing a blood glucose level of a diabetes patient. The infusion pump includes a processor for monitoring an amount of insulin delivered to a patient and an internal database in communication with the processor. The internal database is for storing food information. The diabetes management system includes a blood glucose monitor, a food database, and an infusion pump for delivering insulin to a patient. The food database comprises one or more records of information on various foods. The infusion pump of the diabetes management system includes (i) a processor for monitoring an amount of insulin delivered to the patient and (ii) a second database. The second database is for receiving at least a portion of the information from the food database.

1 . An infusion pump for delivering insulin to a patient comprising: 
 a processor for monitoring an amount of the insulin delivered to the patient; and    an internal database in communication with the processor, the internal database for storing food information.    
   
   
       2 . The infusion pump of  claim 1 , wherein the infusion pump is configured to: 
 receive any of i) activity data associated with a physical activity of the patient, ii) blood glucose data associated with a blood glucose level of the patient, iii) meal intake data associated with a food intake of the patient, and iv) insulin intake data associated with an insulin intake of the patient; and    determine any of an insulin intake recommendation and a carbohydrate intake recommendation for the patient based on any of the activity data, the blood glucose data, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data of the patient.    
   
   
       3 . The infusion pump of  claim 2 , wherein the infusion pump further comprises an interface configured to receive, from a user, any of the activity data, the blood glucose data, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data.  
   
   
       4 . The infusion pump of  claim 3 , wherein: 
 the infusion pump is further configured to: 
 be coupled to a food database comprising one or more records of information on various foods,  
 receive a selection, by the user using the interface, of at least one record of food information in the food database, the at least one record including data on at least one food;  
 receive the at least one record from the food database, and  
 store the at least one record in the internal database; and  
   the meal intake data includes: 
 the at least one record of food information stored in the internal database, and  
 information on a portion size of the at least one food.  
   
   
   
       5 . The infusion pump of  claim 4 , wherein the infusion pump is further configured to receive the blood glucose data from a blood glucose monitor.  
   
   
       6 . The infusion pump of  claim 5 , wherein: 
 the amount of the delivered insulin is stored in a further record in the internal database; and    the insulin intake information is the amount of the delivered insulin.    
   
   
       7 . The infusion pump of  claim 6 , wherein the infusion pump is further configured to determine any of the insulin intake recommendation and the carbohydrate intake recommendation for the patient based on any of the physical activity input by the user using the interface, the blood glucose data received from the blood glucose monitor, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data stored in the further record of the internal database.  
   
   
       8 . The infusion pump of  claim 4 , wherein the food database is a commercial food nutrition database.  
   
   
       9 . The infusion pump of  claim 4 , wherein the food database is a database of information on favorite foods of the patient.  
   
   
       10 . The infusion pump of  claim 4 , wherein the food database is a food nutrition database provided by a restaurant.  
   
   
       11 . The infusion pump of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one record of food information selected by the user comprises any of carbohydrate intake data, fat intake data, and protein intake data.  
   
   
       12 . A diabetes management system comprising: 
 a blood glucose monitor;    a food database comprising one or more records of information on various foods; and    an infusion pump for delivering insulin to a patient, the infusion pump in communication with the blood glucose monitor and the food database, comprising: 
 a processor for monitoring an amount of insulin delivered to the patient, and  
 a second database in communication with the processor and the food database, the second database for receiving at least a portion of the information from the food database.  
   
   
   
       13 . The diabetes management system of  claim 12 , wherein the infusion pump is configured to: 
 receive any of i) activity data associated with a physical activity of the patient, ii) blood glucose data associated with a blood glucose level of the patient, iii) meal intake data associated with a food intake of the patient, and iv) insulin intake data associated with an insulin intake of the patient; and    determine any of an insulin intake recommendation and a carbohydrate intake recommendation for the patient based on any of the activity data, the blood glucose data, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data of the patient.    
   
   
       14 . The diabetes management system of  claim 13 , wherein the infusion pump further comprises an interface configured to receive, from a user, any of the activity data, the blood glucose data, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data.  
   
   
       15 . The diabetes management system of  claim 14 , wherein: 
 the infusion pump is further configured to receive a selection, by the user using the interface, of at least one record of food information in the food database, the at least one record including data on at least one food;    the selected at least one record of food information is copied from the food database to the second database and is stored in the second database; and    the meal intake data includes: 
 the at least one record of food information stored in the second database, and  
 information on a portion size of the at least one food.  
   
   
   
       16 . The diabetes management system of  claim 15 , wherein the infusion pump is configured to receive the blood glucose data from the blood glucose monitor.  
   
   
       17 . The diabetes management system of  claim 16 , wherein the insulin intake information is the amount of delivered insulin stored in a record of the second database.  
   
   
       18 . The diabetes management system of  claim 17 , wherein the infusion pump is further configured to determine any of the insulin intake recommendation and the carbohydrate intake recommendation for the patient based on any of the physical activity input by the user using the interface, the blood glucose data received from the blood glucose monitor, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data stored in the second database.  
   
   
       19 . The diabetes management system of  claim 12 , wherein the food database is a commercial food nutrition database.  
   
   
       20 . The diabetes management system of  claim 12 , wherein the food database is a database of information on favorite foods of the patient.  
   
   
       21 . The diabetes management system of  claim 12 , wherein the food database is a food nutrition database provided by a restaurant.  
   
   
       22 . The diabetes management system of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one record of food information selected by the user comprises any of carbohydrate intake data, fat intake data, and protein intake data.  
   
   
       23 . A computer-implemented method for managing a blood glucose level of a diabetes patient comprising: 
 monitoring an amount of insulin delivered to a patient via an infusion pump; and    storing food information in an internal database within the infusion pump.    
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising: 
 receiving any of i) activity data associated with a physical activity of the patient, ii) blood glucose data associated with a blood glucose level of the patient, iii) meal intake data associated with a food intake of the patient, and iv) insulin intake data associated with an insulin intake of the patient; and    determining any of an insulin intake recommendation and a carbohydrate intake recommendation for the patient based on any of the activity data, the blood glucose data, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data of the patient.    
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising: 
 providing an interface on the infusion pump, the interface configured to receive, from a user, any of the activity data, the blood glucose data, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data.    
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising: 
 providing a food database comprising one or more records of information on various foods, the food database in communication with the infusion pump;    receiving a selection, by the user using the interface, of at least one record of food information in the food database, the at least one record including data on at least one food;    receiving the at least one record from the food database; and    storing the at least one record in the internal database,    wherein the meal intake data includes: 
 the at least one record of food information stored in the internal database, and  
 information on a portion size of the at least one food.  
   
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising: 
 receiving the blood glucose data from a blood glucose monitor.    
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising: 
 storing the amount of the delivered insulin in a further record in the internal database,    wherein the insulin intake information is the amount of the delivered insulin.    
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising: 
 determining any of the insulin intake recommendation and the carbohydrate intake recommendation for the patient based on any of the physical activity input by the user using the interface, the blood glucose data received from the blood glucose monitor, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data stored in the further record of the internal database.    
   
   
       30 . The method  claim 26 , wherein the food database is a commercial food nutrition database.  
   
   
       31 . The method  claim 26 , wherein the food database is a database of information on favorite foods of the patient.  
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the food database is a food nutrition database provided by a restaurant.  
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the at least one record of food information selected by the user comprises any of carbohydrate intake data, fat intake data, and protein intake data.  
   
   
       34 . A computer-implemented method for managing a blood glucose level of a diabetes patient comprising: 
 monitoring an amount of insulin delivered to a patient via an infusion pump;    providing a food database comprising one or more records of information on various foods, the food database being external to the infusion pump;    providing an internal database within the infusion pump;    receiving at least a portion of food information from the food database;    storing the at least a portion of the food information received from the external database in the internal database of the infusion pump.    
   
   
       35 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising: 
 receiving any of i) activity data associated with a physical activity of the patient, ii) blood glucose data associated with a blood glucose level of the patient, iii) meal intake data associated with a food intake of the patient, and iv) insulin intake data associated with an insulin intake of the patient; and    determining any of an insulin intake recommendation and a carbohydrate intake recommendation for the patient based on any of the activity data, the blood glucose data, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data of the patient.    
   
   
       36 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising: 
 providing an interface on the infusion pump, the interface configured to receive, from a user, any of the activity data, the blood glucose data, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data.    
   
   
       37 . The method of  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 receiving a selection, by the user using the interface, of at least one record of food information in the food database, the at least one record including data on at least one food;    receiving the at least one record from the food database; and    storing the at least one record in the internal database,    wherein the meal intake data includes: 
 the at least one record of food information stored in the internal database, and  
 information on a portion size of the at least one food.  
   
   
   
       38 . The method of  claim 37 , further comprising: 
 receiving the blood glucose data from a blood glucose monitor.    
   
   
       39 . The method of  claim 38 , further comprising: 
 storing the amount of the delivered insulin in a further record in the internal database,    wherein the insulin intake information is the amount of the delivered insulin.    
   
   
       40 . The method of  claim 39 , further comprising: 
 determining any of the insulin intake recommendation and the carbohydrate intake recommendation for the patient based on any of the physical activity input by the user using the interface, the blood glucose data received from the blood glucose monitor, the meal intake data, and the insulin intake data stored in the internal database.    
   
   
       41 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the food database is a commercial food nutrition database.  
   
   
       42 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the food database is a database of information on favorite foods of the patient.  
   
   
       43 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the food database is a food nutrition database provided by a restaurant.  
   
   
       44 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein the at least one record of food information selected by the user comprises any of carbohydrate intake data, fat intake data, and protein intake data.