METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND TREATING HYPOGLYCEMIA

摘要

A system and method for monitoring a patient's blood glucose levels and communicating such levels to a patient care network is provided. More particularly, a monitor for measuring blood glucose levels may be adapted to alert the patient and preselected members of the patient care network in the event that the patient's blood glucose levels fall below a threshold amount. The monitor may be further adapted to communicate with means for automatically delivering glucose into a patient's body and means for delivering insulin into the patient's body, each means operating alone or in combination. Such a system and method may have applications in preventing symptomatic hypoglycemic episodes and providing diagnostic aid to medical professionals.

主权项

1. A system for monitoring and treating hypoglycemia in a patient, comprising:
a patient; a monitor physically linked to the patient to measure the patient's blood glucose levels; and at least one member in addition to the patient, each of the at least one additional members communicatively linked with the monitor in a patient care network; wherein the monitor is configured communicate the measured blood glucose levels to one or more of the additional members of the patient care network.