Diabetes Care Host-Client Architecture and Data Management System

Abstract

A host-client data sharing system manages diabetes care data. A host database, preferably web or internet based, is implemented for storing diabetes care data relating to multiple diabetics. A client or local database stores the diabetes care data relating to multiple diabetics on a personal appliance such as a PC, or a portable or handheld microprocessor-based computing device. The host database uses multiple servers for handling client interactions with the system.

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         50 . A diabetes care data management system comprising:
 a user interface including a display configured to display at least one report comprising diabetes care data and an input device configured to receive input from a user;   a processor comprising programming to determine a statistic based on the diabetes care data for a specified time period; and   a report generation component configured to generate the report based on the diabetes care data,   wherein the report comprises the number of diabetes care data that are within a target range, the number of diabetes care data that are above the target range and the number of diabetes care data that are below the target range.   
     
     
         51 . The system of  claim 50 , wherein the report comprises the statistic and the number of diabetes care data that are within, above and below the target range. 
     
     
         52 . The system of  claim 51 , wherein the statistic comprises an average of the diabetes care data or a standard deviation of the diabetes care data. 
     
     
         53 . The system of  claim 51 , wherein the statistic comprises an average of the diabetes care data. 
     
     
         54 . The system of  claim 50 , wherein the target range comprises a pre-meal target range and a post-meal target range. 
     
     
         55 . The system of  claim 54 , wherein the pre-meal target range and the post-meal target range are the same. 
     
     
         56 . The system of  claim 54 , wherein the pre-meal target range is different from the post-meal target range. 
     
     
         57 . The system of  claim 50 , wherein the diabetes care data comprise blood glucose readings, glucose control readings, insulin doses, carbohydrates, medication doses, lab results, blood ketone readings, ketone control readings or A1C test results. 
     
     
         58 . The system of  claim 50 , wherein the diabetes care data comprise at least one of blood glucose readings, glucose control readings, insulin doses, carbohydrates, medication doses, lab results, blood ketone readings, ketone control readings and A1C test results. 
     
     
         59 . The system of  claim 50 , wherein the diabetes care data comprise blood glucose readings. 
     
     
         60 . The method of  claim 50 , wherein the specified time period is one day, two weeks, or one month. 
     
     
         61 . The system of  claim 50 , wherein the system comprises a personal computer. 
     
     
         62 . The system of  claim 61 , wherein the system further comprises a communication component configured to transmit the diabetes care data from the system to a host server. 
     
     
         63 . The system of  claim 62 , wherein the host server is configured to store the diabetes care data and allow access to the diabetes care data from a health care professional terminal. 
     
     
         64 . The system of  claim 50 , wherein the system comprises a handheld microprocessor-based unit. 
     
     
         65 . The system of  claim 64 , wherein the handheld microprocessor-based unit comprises a communication component configured to transmit the diabetes care data from the handheld microprocessor-based unit to a personal computer. 
     
     
         66 . The system of  claim 64 , wherein the handheld microprocessor-based unit comprises a blood glucose monitor. 
     
     
         67 . A method of managing diabetes care data using a diabetes care data management system, the method comprising:
 receiving diabetes care data from a user into a diabetes care data management system comprising a user interface including an input device and a display configured to display at least one report comprising the diabetes care data;   determining a statistic using the system, wherein the statistic is based on the diabetes care data for a specified time period   generating the report based on the diabetes care data; and   displaying the report, wherein the report comprises the number of diabetes care data that are within a target range, the number of diabetes care data that are above the target range and the number of diabetes care data that are below the target range.   
     
     
         68 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the report comprises the statistic and the number of diabetes care data that are within, above and below the target range. 
     
     
         69 . The method of  claim 68 , wherein the statistic comprises an average of the diabetes care data or a standard deviation of the diabetes care data. 
     
     
         70 . The method of  claim 68 , wherein the statistic comprises an average of the diabetes care data. 
     
     
         71 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the target range comprises a pre-meal target range and a post-meal target range. 
     
     
         72 . The method of  claim 71 , wherein the pre-meal target range and the post-meal target range are the same. 
     
     
         73 . The method of  claim 71 , wherein the pre-meal target range is different from the post-meal target range. 
     
     
         74 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the diabetes care data comprise blood glucose readings, glucose control readings, insulin doses, carbohydrates, medication doses, lab results, blood ketone readings, ketone control readings or A1C test results. 
     
     
         75 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the diabetes care data comprise at least one of blood glucose readings, glucose control readings, insulin doses, carbohydrates, medication doses, lab results, blood ketone readings, ketone control readings and A1C test results. 
     
     
         76 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the diabetes care data comprise blood glucose readings. 
     
     
         77 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the specified time period is one day, two weeks, or one month. 
     
     
         78 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the diabetes care data management system comprises a personal computer. 
     
     
         79 . The method of  claim 78 , further comprising entering user information into the diabetes care data management system through the input device. 
     
     
         80 . The method of  claim 78 , further comprising entering health care professional information into the diabetes care data management system through the input device. 
     
     
         81 . The method of  claim 78 , further comprising transmitting the diabetes care data from the diabetes care data management system to a host server. 
     
     
         82 . The method of  claim 81 , further comprising synchronizing the diabetes care data on the diabetes care data management system and the diabetes care data on the host server. 
     
     
         83 . The method of  claim 81 , further comprising storing the diabetes care data on the host server. 
     
     
         84 . The method of  claim 83 , further comprising accessing the stored diabetes care data readings from a health care professional terminal. 
     
     
         85 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the diabetes care data management system comprises a handheld microprocessor-based unit. 
     
     
         86 . The method of  claim 85 , further comprising transmitting the diabetes care data from the handheld microprocessor-based unit to a personal computer. 
     
     
         87 . The system of  claim 85 , wherein the handheld microprocessor-based unit comprises a blood glucose monitor. 
     
     
         88 . A host-client system for managing diabetes care data, the host-client system comprising:
 (a) a health data monitoring device for monitoring diabetes care data readings of a user;   (b) a diabetes care data management client for managing diabetes care data, wherein the diabetes care data management client for managing diabetes care data comprises:
 (1) a first communication component configured to communicate with the health data monitoring device for monitoring diabetes care data readings of the user, wherein the first communication component of the diabetes care data management client for managing diabetes care data is configured to receive the diabetes care data readings from the health data monitoring device for monitoring diabetes care data readings of the user; 
 (2) a second communication component configured to communicate with a third communication component of a host server for managing diabetes care data, wherein the second communication component of the diabetes care data management client for managing diabetes care data is configured to transmit the diabetes care data readings received from the health data monitoring device for monitoring diabetes care data readings of the user from the diabetes care data management client for managing diabetes care data to the host server for managing diabetes care data; 
 (3) a user interface including a display configured to display a user report comprising the diabetes care data readings received from the health data monitoring device for monitoring diabetes care data readings of the user, wherein the user report comprises the number of diabetes care data readings received from the health data monitoring device for monitoring diabetes care data readings of the user that are within a target range, the number of diabetes care data readings received from the health data monitoring device for monitoring diabetes care data readings of the user that are above the target range and the number of diabetes care data readings received from the health data monitoring device for monitoring diabetes care data readings of the user that are below the target range; 
 (4) a user input device configured to receive input from the user; 
 (5) a processor configured to determine a statistic based on the diabetes care data readings received from the health data monitoring device for monitoring diabetes care data readings of the user for a specified time period; and 
   (c) the host server for managing diabetes care data, wherein the host server for managing diabetes care data comprises:
 (1) the third communication component configured to communicate with the second communication component of the diabetes care data management client for managing diabetes care data; and 
 (2) a storage device configured to store the diabetes care data readings transmitted from the second communication component of the diabetes care data management client for managing diabetes care data to the third communication component of the host server for managing diabetes care data, 
 wherein the host server for managing diabetes care data is configured to allow access to the stored diabetes care data readings from one or more diabetes care data management clients for managing diabetes care data.