Patent ID: 8131474
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A61B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for investigating a glucose metabolism of a human being for particularities, the method comprising: measuring, using a sensor, a glucose concentration g(t1) to g(tn) of a body fluid at time points t1 to tn that are distributed over a period of at least six hours and are consecutive with time intervals of less than 10 minutes; determining, using a microprocessor, data points in phase space coordinates from the glucose concentration g(t1) to g(tn); and processing, using the microprocessor, the data points to identify particularities of the glucose metabolism of the investigated human being; wherein the processing step includes performing a statistical analysis of the data points situated within a phase space boundary of a predetermined size having at least two dimensions to determine a disturbance parameter that indicates a severity of a disturbance of glucose metabolism and indicates a stage of a disease of glucose metabolism.