Patent ID: 6675030
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A61B,G01J,G01N

Abstract:
A method for predicting blood glucose values in a patient comprising:(a) generating an individualized modeling equation for a patient as a function of a plurality of first non-invasive spectral scans of a body part of the patient and an analysis of blood samples from the patient and storing the individualized modeling equation on a central computer; (b) receiving, from the patient, a second non-invasive spectral scan generated by a remote spectral device; (c) predicting a blood glucose value for the patient as a function of the second non-invasive spectral scan and the individualized modeling equation, and transmitting the predicted blood glucose value to the patient; (d) if, based upon the second non-invasive spectral scan the modeling equation requires regeneration, transmitting a request for both a set of third non invasive spectral scans and a corresponding set of blood glucose values to the patient; (e) acquiring the set of third noninvasive spectral scans from the patient using the remote spectral device and a corresponding set of blood glucose values from a remote invasive blood glucose monitor; (f) transmitting the set of third noninvasive spectral scans and corresponding blood glucose values to the central computer; and (g) regenerating the individualized modeling equation as a function of the set of third noninvasive spectral scans and corresponding blood glucose values.