Closed-loop glucose and/or insulin control system

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and/or system for determining a suggested change in a recommended therapy for a patient based, at least in part, on sensor measurements, and generating an alert to an attendant in a hospital environment upon detection of the suggested change. In another embodiment, a method and/or system is directed to automatically determining a maximum interval to alert an attendant following receipt of a measurement at an operator interface. In yet another embodiment, a method and/or system is directed to blood-glucose sensor calibration.

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         21 . A system for monitoring glucose levels of a patient, the system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   one or more processor-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of:
 receiving a signal representative of a glucose level of the patient; 
 detecting, based on the signal, one or more conditions relating to the glucose level of the patient; and 
 in response to detecting the one or more conditions, generating an alert message to be communicated to a mobile device of a caretaker. 
   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the one or more conditions include a forecasted glucose level exceeding a predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the one or more conditions include the glucose level approaching a limit of a target glucose range. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the one or more conditions include the glucose level approaching a hypoglycemic warning limit. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the one or more conditions include the glucose level approaching a hyperglycemic warning limit. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the one or more processor-readable storage media further store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of extrapolating a glucose value based on the signal. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the signal is generated by a telemetered characteristic monitor. 
     
     
         28 . A method of monitoring glucose levels of a patient, the method comprising:
 receiving a signal representative of a glucose level of the patient;   detecting, based on the signal, one or more conditions relating to the glucose level of the patient; and   in response to detecting the one or more conditions, generating an alert message to be communicated to a mobile device of a caretaker.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the one or more conditions include a forecasted glucose level exceeding a predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the one or more conditions include the glucose level approaching a limit of a target glucose range. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the one or more conditions include the glucose level approaching a hypoglycemic warning limit. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the one or more conditions include the glucose level approaching a hyperglycemic warning limit. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 extrapolating a glucose value based on the signal.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the signal is generated by a telemetered characteristic monitor. 
     
     
         35 . One or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of:
 receiving a signal representative of a glucose level of a patient;   detecting, based on the signal, one or more conditions relating to the glucose level of the patient; and   in response to detecting the one or more conditions, generating an alert message to be communicated to a mobile device of a caretaker.   
     
     
         36 . The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of  claim 35 , wherein the one or more conditions include a forecasted glucose level exceeding a predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         37 . The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of  claim 35 , wherein the one or more conditions include the glucose level approaching a limit of a target glucose range. 
     
     
         38 . The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of  claim 35 , wherein the one or more conditions include the glucose level approaching a hypoglycemic warning limit. 
     
     
         39 . The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of  claim 35 , wherein the one or more conditions include the glucose level approaching a hyperglycemic warning limit. 
     
     
         40 . The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of  claim 35 , further storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of extrapolating a glucose value based on the signal.