System and method for optimizing insulin dosages for diabetic subjects

Abstract

A method and system for optimizing insulin dosages for diabetic subjects which includes a processor for calculating basal and bolus dosages to be recommended for meal types including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, or at miscellaneous times. The bolus calculations are specifically directed to time periods which are taken from either pre-meal, post-meal, bedtime, mid-sleep or miscellaneous times. The processor calculates an optimized bolus for a specific time period and meal type based upon prior basal dosages, prior glucose doses, hypoglycemia thresholds, mid-point of target ranges, and subject insulin sensitivity factors. A display is provided to the subject for sensing the optimized insulin dosage recommended at a specific time period and for a specific meal type.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method when executed on data processing hardware causes the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a current glucose measurement of a patient;   determining a glucose time period associated with a time of measuring the current glucose measurement is within a pre-meal time period before the patient consumes food or other nutrients;   determining a meal type associated with the pre-meal time period of the glucose time period is breakfast;   retrieving a previous day basal dose that was administered to the patient and a previous breakfast glucose measurement of the patient from memory hardware;   setting an adjustment factor to a preconfigured adjustment factor associated with a pre-configured range of values that includes the previous breakfast glucose measurement;   calculating a new basal dose of insulin for the patient by multiplying the previous day basal dose times the adjustment factor;   retrieving a configured time interval for administering the calculated new basal dose of insulin to the patient from the memory hardware; and   administering the calculated new basal dose of insulin to the patient by transmitting the calculated dose administering system having a patient display at the configured time interval, the patient display configured to display the calculated new basal dose of insulin.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving a target glucose range for the patient from the memory hardware;   comparing the current glucose measurement to a mid-point of the target glucose range greater than the hypoglycemia threshold; and   determining the current glucose measurement is greater than the mid-point of the target glucose range;   retrieving an insulin sensitivity factor for the patient from the memory hardware;   calculating a correction dose of insulin based on the current glucose measurement, the mid-point of the target glucose range, and the insulin sensitivity factor; and   administering the calculated correction dose of insulin to the patient by transmitting the calculated correction dose to the dose administering system having the patient display configured to display the calculated correction dose of insulin.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the correction dose is calculated as: 
       
         
           
             
               CD 
               = 
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     BG 
                     - 
                     
                       T 
                       m 
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     1700 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               T 
                               m 
                             
                             - 
                             60 
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         × 
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                         
                         × 
                         24 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
         wherein CD is the correction dose of insulin, BG is the current glucose measurement, T m  is the mid-point of the target glucose range, and S 1  is the insulin sensitivity factor. 
       
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving a hypoglycemia threshold from the memory hardware;   comparing the current glucose measurement to the hypoglycemia threshold; and   determining the current glucose measurement is less than the hypoglycemia threshold; and   determining one of:
 a recommend dosage of oral glucose for oral ingestion by the patient; 
 a recommended dosage of glucagon for administration to the patient; or 
 a recommended dosage of saline and insulin for intravenous insertion to the patient. 
   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a user input, the user input indicating that the consciousness of the patient is not impaired;   determining the recommended dosage of oral glucose for the patient to ingest; and   transmitting the recommended dosage of oral glucose to the patient display, the patient display configured to display the recommended dosage of oral glucose.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a user input, the user input indicating that the consciousness of the patient is impaired;   determining the recommended dosage of glucagon for administration to the patient; and   transmitting the recommended dosage of glucagon to the patient display, the patient display configured to display the recommended dosage of glucagon.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a user input, the user input indicating whether the consciousness of the patient is impaired;   determining the recommended dosage of saline and insulin for intravenous insertion to the patient; and   transmitting the recommended dosage of saline and insulin to the patient display, the patient display configured to display the recommended dosage of saline and insulin.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving a previous meal bolus administered by the patient for the associated meal type from the memory hardware;   setting a meal bolus adjustment factor to a preconfigured meal bolus adjustment factor associated with the pre-configured range of values that includes the current glucose measurement;   calculating a current meal bolus for the patient based on the meal bolus adjustment factor and the previous meal bolus; and   administering the calculated current meal bolus to the patient by transmitting the calculated current meal bolus to the dose administering system having the patient display, the patient display configured to display the calculated current meal bolus.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein calculating the current meal bolus comprises:
 when the patient is on a fixed meal plan, calculating the current meal bolus by multiplying the previous meal bolus times the meal bolus adjustment factor; or   when the patient is not on a fixed meal plan:
 receiving an estimated number of carbohydrates to be ingested by the patient for the associated meal type from the user interface; 
 obtaining a current carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type; and 
 calculating the current meal bolus by dividing the estimated number of carbohydrates by the current carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type. 
   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein obtaining the current carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type comprises:
 retrieving a previous carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type from the memory hardware, the previous carbohydrate to insulin ratio associated with the previous meal bolus; and   calculating the current carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type by dividing the previous carbohydrate to insulin ratio by the meal bolus adjustment factor.   
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 a glucose measuring device measuring glucose measurements of a patient;   memory hardware; and   data processing hardware in communication with the glucose measuring device and the memory hardware, the data processing processor performing operations comprising:
 receiving a current glucose measurement of a patient; 
 determining a glucose time period associated with a time of measuring the current glucose measurement is within a pre-meal time period before the patient consumes food or other nutrients; 
 determining a meal type associated with the pre-meal time period of the glucose time period is breakfast; 
 retrieving a previous day basal dose that was administered to the patient and a previous breakfast glucose measurement of the patient from memory hardware; 
 setting an adjustment factor to a preconfigured adjustment factor associated with a pre-configured range of values that includes the previous breakfast glucose measurement; 
 calculating a new basal dose of insulin for the patient by multiplying the previous day basal dose times the adjustment factor; 
 retrieving a configured time interval for administering the calculated new basal dose of insulin to the patient from the memory hardware; and 
 administering the calculated new basal dose of insulin to the patient by transmitting the calculated dose administering system having a patient display at the configured time interval, the patient display configured to display the calculated new basal dose of insulin. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving a target glucose range for the patient from the memory hardware;   comparing the current glucose measurement to a mid-point of the target glucose range greater than the hypoglycemia threshold; and   determining the current glucose measurement is greater than the mid-point of the target glucose range;   retrieving an insulin sensitivity factor for the patient from the memory hardware;   calculating a correction dose of insulin based on the current glucose measurement, the mid-point of the target glucose range, and the insulin sensitivity factor; and   administering the calculated correction dose of insulin to the patient by transmitting the calculated correction dose to the dose administering system having the patient display configured to display the calculated correction dose of insulin.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the correction dose is calculated as: 
       
         
           
             
               CD 
               = 
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     BG 
                     - 
                     
                       T 
                       m 
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     1700 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               T 
                               m 
                             
                             - 
                             60 
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         × 
                         
                           S 
                           1 
                         
                         × 
                         24 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
         wherein CD is the correction dose of insulin, BG is the current glucose measurement, T m  is the mid-point of the target glucose range, and S 1  is the insulin sensitivity factor. 
       
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving a hypoglycemia threshold from the memory hardware;   comparing the current glucose measurement to the hypoglycemia threshold; and   determining the current glucose measurement is less than the hypoglycemia threshold; and   determining one of:
 a recommend dosage of oral glucose for oral ingestion by the patient; 
 a recommended dosage of glucagon for administration to the patient; or 
 a recommended dosage of saline and insulin for intravenous insertion to the patient. 
   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a user input, the user input indicating that the consciousness of the patient is not impaired;   determining the recommended dosage of oral glucose for the patient to ingest; and   transmitting the recommended dosage of oral glucose to the patient display, the patient display configured to display the recommended dosage of oral glucose.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a user input, the user input indicating that the consciousness of the patient is impaired;   determining the recommended dosage of glucagon for administration to the patient; and   transmitting the recommended dosage of glucagon to the patient display, the patient display configured to display the recommended dosage of glucagon.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a user input, the user input indicating whether the consciousness of the patient is impaired;   determining the recommended dosage of saline and insulin for intravenous insertion to the patient; and   transmitting the recommended dosage of saline and insulin to the patient display, the patient display configured to display the recommended dosage of saline and insulin.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving a previous meal bolus administered by the patient for the associated meal type from the memory hardware;   setting a meal bolus adjustment factor to a preconfigured meal bolus adjustment factor associated with the pre-configured range of values that includes the current glucose measurement;   calculating a current meal bolus for the patient based on the meal bolus adjustment factor and the previous meal bolus; and   administering the calculated current meal bolus to the patient by transmitting the calculated current meal bolus to the dose administering system having the patient display, the patient display configured to display the calculated current meal bolus.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein calculating the current meal bolus comprises:
 when the patient is on a fixed meal plan, calculating the current meal bolus by multiplying the previous meal bolus times the meal bolus adjustment factor; or   when the patient is not on a fixed meal plan:
 receiving an estimated number of carbohydrates to be ingested by the patient for the associated meal type from the user interface; 
 obtaining a current carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type; and 
 calculating the current meal bolus by dividing the estimated number of carbohydrates by the current carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type. 
   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein obtaining the current carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type comprises:
 retrieving a previous carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type from the memory hardware, the previous carbohydrate to insulin ratio associated with the previous meal bolus; and   calculating the current carbohydrate to insulin ratio for the associated meal type by dividing the previous carbohydrate to insulin ratio by the meal bolus adjustment factor.