Patent ID: 8579853

Claim:
A medical system comprising: a glucose monitoring device; an insulin pump; and a data management system in communication with the glucose monitoring device and the insulin pump, the data management system having a memory including programming of an access level hierarchy that enables a plurality of individuals to have different access level rights to enter, modify and lock parameters of the glucose monitoring device and the insulin pump, the access level hierarchy including at least a first, a second, and a third access level; wherein first access level rights enable a healthcare professional having first access level rights to set, modify and lock prescriptive parameters and non-prescriptive parameters of the glucose monitoring device and the insulin pump; wherein second access level rights enable a caregiver having second access level rights to set, modify and lock the non-prescriptive parameters of the glucose monitoring device and the insulin pump that have not been locked by the healthcare professional; wherein the second access level rights preclude the caregiver from setting, modifying and locking the prescriptive parameters of the glucose monitoring device and the insulin pump; wherein third access level rights enable a user having third access level rights to set, modify and lock the non-prescriptive parameters of the glucose monitoring device and the insulin pump that have not been locked by the healthcare professional or the caregiver; and wherein the third access level rights preclude the user from setting, modifying and locking the prescriptive parameters of the glucose monitoring device and the insulin pump.