Systems and methods for management of medical condition

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to a self-contained kit for medical condition monitoring and maintenance, such as the monitoring and maintenance of blood sugar levels. The kit is compact and includes components structurally retained therein for use without removal, wherein these components are normally separate and loose. Such components could include a glucose meter, an insulin pen and a lancing apparatus. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a computer system and method for monitoring a medical condition, monitoring a medical condition over time, correlating recorded results with environmental factors such as location, time and meals consumed. A method may also enable individual users to share information to provide support to one another.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method performed by a computer program operating on a computer device having a processor and a data storage, the method comprising:
 (a) displaying, by the computer device, on a display screen in communication with the computer device, a plurality of icons related to managing a medical condition;   (b) receiving, by the computer device, information relating to the medical condition;   (c) in response to receiving the information, storing in, by the computer device, the data storage with the received information;   (d) selecting, by a user, one of the plurality of icons;   (e) in response to the selection of one of the plurality of icons, launching, by the computer device, an application associated with the icon; and   (f) displaying a result generated by the processor manipulating at least some of the received information.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of displaying a result further comprises displaying in a color-coded manner indicative of the nature of the result. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of icons functions to display a glucose level. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein in response to the selection of the icon that displays the glucose level, the method further comprises:
 (a) displaying, by the computer device, a plurality of blood glucose levels for the user; and   (b) displaying, by the computer device, one or more target range lines for the blood glucose levels.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the steps of displaying further comprise displaying in a color-coded display in a manner indicative of the nature of the results. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the one or more target range lines comprise a high target range line and a low target range line. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising displaying, by the computer device, information for a plurality of insulin injections for the user. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 (a) updating, by the computer device, the plurality of blood glucose levels in response to a new blood test for the user; and   (b) in response to the updating of the blood glucose level, displaying, by the computer device, the updated plurality of blood glucose levels.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of receiving, by the computer device, data for the new blood test from an external device in communication with the computer device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of icons comprises a location update window. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein in response to selection of the location update window, the method further comprises:
 (a) displaying, by the computer device, a plurality of geographic locations; and   (b) displaying, by the computer device, for each of the plurality of geographic locations, an average blood glucose level for the user.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising displaying, by the computer device, for each of the plurality of geographic locations, meal data for the user. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the steps of displaying further comprise displaying in a color-coded in a manner indicative of the result. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of icons comprises a community tracker window. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein in response to the selection of the community tracker window, the method further comprises displaying information for the user and for people in a community of the user. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of icons comprises an activity challenge window. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of icons comprises a glucose level window, a glucose tracking window, a location update window, a community tracker window, a calendar window, and an activity challenge window. 
     
     
         18 . A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system for managing a medical condition, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:
 (a) displaying, by the computer-based system, on a display screen in communication with the computer-based system, a plurality of icons related to managing a medical condition;   (b) receiving, by the computer-based system, information relating to the medical condition;   (c) in response to receiving the information, automatically populating, by the computer-based system, a database with the received information;   (d) receiving, by the computer-based system, a selection by a user of one of the plurality of icons; and   (e) in response to the selection of one of the plurality of icons, launching, by the computer-based system, an application associated with the icon wherein the stored instructions manipulate at least some of the received information in the database.   
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 (a) a processor for managing a medical condition,   (b) a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,   (c) the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 (i) displaying, by the processor, on a display screen in communication with the processor, a plurality of icons related to managing the medical condition; 
 (ii) receiving, by the processor, information relating to the medical condition; 
 (iii) in response to receiving the information, automatically populating, by the processor, one or more of the plurality of icons with the received information; 
 (iv) displaying, by the processor, the one or more newly populated icons; 
 (v) receiving, by the processor, a selection of one of the plurality of icons; and 
 (vi) in response to the selection of one of the plurality of touch icons, launching, by the processor, an application associated with the icon. 
   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each icon is a touch icon.