Systems and methods for disease control and management

Abstract

Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for providing disease management. In one implementation, a system develops a treatment recommendation for a patient based on patient data. The system may receive patient data, execute a basic model of the physiological system of the patient to generate a modified model for the patient based on the patient data, perform a statistical analysis of the patient data to detect data excursions of the parameter values; use the modified model to determine factors causing the data excursions; and use the model to develop a treatment recommendation to ameliorate negative effects of the disease.

1 - 25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . A computer-implemented method of managing health of a user, the method comprising:
 electronically receiving, by one or more processors, data related to the health of the user, the data including blood glucose levels of the user measured at different times, amounts of food consumed by the user, times of consumption of the food, types of medication consumed by the user, dosages of medication consumed by the user, times of consumption of the medication by the user, and exercise of the user;   generating a model of a physiological system of the user based on at least some of the received data;   determining, using the model, whether a blood glucose level of the user is outside of a normal range for the user;   determining, using the model, whether one or more of the amounts of food consumed by the user, times of consumption of the food, types of medication consumed by the user, dosages of medication consumed by the user, times of consumption of the medication by the user, and exercise of the user is a factor causing the blood glucose level of the user to be outside of the normal range for the user;   generating one or more treatment recommendations based on the determined factors that caused the blood glucose level of the user to be outside of the normal range for the user, wherein the one or more treatment recommendations include recommending a dosage and timing of a medication to be taken by the user, recommending an amount and timing of food to be consumed by the user, and providing educational materials to the user; and   electronically transmitting, by the one or more processors, the one of more treatment recommendations to a user device of the user.   
     
     
         27 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , wherein the exercise of the user includes a number of steps taken by the user. 
     
     
         28 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 27 , wherein the number of steps taken by the user is determined by a device coupled to the user. 
     
     
         29 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 28 , wherein the device is a pedometer. 
     
     
         30 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , wherein generating the model includes applying an algorithm to the data related to the health of the user, and also is based on a blood pressure of the user, an age of the user, a height of the user, a weight of the user, and a race of the user. 
     
     
         31 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 30 , wherein generating the model also is based on a blood lipid level of the user. 
     
     
         32 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , wherein generating the one or more treatment recommendations further includes developing recommendations for timing of future blood glucose measurements. 
     
     
         33 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , further including electronically transmitting at least some of the data related to the health of the user to a health care provider. 
     
     
         34 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , further including, electronically receiving, by the one or more processors, data related to the health of other users, wherein generating the model includes analyzing the data related to the health of the other users. 
     
     
         35 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , further including electronically transmitting an instruction to an insulin delivery device to deliver insulin to the user. 
     
     
         36 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , wherein the data related to the health of the user further includes psychological status of the user, and the method further includes determining, using the model, whether the psychological status of the user is a factor causing the blood glucose level of the user to be outside of the normal range for the user. 
     
     
         37 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , wherein the user device is a cell phone, and wherein at least some of the data related to the health of the user is input into the cell phone by the user. 
     
     
         38 . A computer-implemented method of managing health of a user, the method comprising:
 electronically receiving, by one or more processors, data related to the health of the user, the data including blood glucose levels of the user measured at different times and exercise of the user;   determining the effect of the exercise of the user on the blood glucose levels of the user;   generating one or more treatment recommendations based on the effect of exercise on the blood glucose levels of the user; and   electronically transmitting the one of more treatment recommendations to a user device of the user.   
     
     
         39 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 38 , wherein the one or more treatment recommendations includes an amount and timing of food to be consumed by the user. 
     
     
         40 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 38 , wherein the one or more treatment recommendations includes providing educational materials to the user. 
     
     
         41 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 38 , wherein the exercise of the user includes the number of steps taken by the user. 
     
     
         42 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 41 , wherein the number of steps taken by the user is determined by a device coupled to the user. 
     
     
         43 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 42 , wherein the device is a pedometer. 
     
     
         44 . A computer-implemented method of managing health of a user, the method comprising:
 electronically receiving, by one or more processors, data related to the health of the user, the data including blood glucose levels of the user measured at different times, amounts of food consumed by the user, times of consumption of the food, types of medication consumed by the user, dosages of medication consumed by the user, times of consumption of the medication by the user, and exercise of the user, wherein the exercise of the user includes a number of steps taken by the user and is determined by a pedometer coupled to the user;   electronically receiving, by the one or more processors, data related to the health of other users;   generating a model of a physiological system of the user based on at least some of the received data, wherein generating the model includes applying an algorithm to the data related to the health of the user, and also is based on a blood pressure of the user, an age of the user, a height of the user, a weight of the user, and a race of the user, and wherein generating the model includes analyzing the data related to the health of the other users;   determining, using the model, whether the blood glucose level of the user is outside of a normal range for the user;   determining, using the model, whether each of the amounts of food consumed by the user, times of consumption of the food, types of medication consumed by the user, dosages of medication consumed by the user, times of consumption of the medication by the user, and exercise of the user is a factor causing the blood glucose level of the user to be outside of the normal range for the user;   generating one or more treatment recommendations based on the determined factors that caused the blood glucose level of the user to be outside of the normal range for the user, wherein the one or more treatment recommendations include recommending a dosage and timing of a medication to be taken by the user, recommending an amount and timing of food to be consumed by the user, providing educational materials to the user, and recommending timing of future blood glucose measurements;   electronically transmitting the one of more treatment recommendations to a user device of the user; and   electronically transmitting at least some of the data related to the health of the user to a health care provider.   
     
     
         45 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 44 , wherein the user device is a cell phone.