Patent ID: 8924160
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: A61B,A61P,G01N,G16H

Abstract:
1. A health-monitoring device, comprising: a housing; a test port in communication with the housing, wherein the test port is configured to receive a test strip; a processor in communication with the housing and configured to determine a plurality of blood glucose concentrations over a plurality of days from blood samples deposited on test strips received at the test port; a storage unit in communication with the housing and comprising one ore more programs executable by the processor for determining the concentration of glucose in the blood samples deposited on the test strips, and detecting a pattern in the subject's blood glucose levels determined from the blood samples deposited on the test strips over a same period of time over a plurality of days, wherein the period of time is a sub-period of time within a day; and a display coupled to the housing and configured to output information comprising the determined blood glucose concentration, an indication of the detected pattern in the subject's blood glucose levels over a same period of time over a plurality of days, and an indication of impending hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in the subject based on the detected pattern in the subject's blood glucose levels over a same period of time over a plurality of days.