Patent ID: 8060318

Claim:
An assessment method for processing a signal corresponding to a glucose concentration, comprising: providing a device comprising: a measuring device for collecting data to be analyzed, a computing device for analyzing the collected data, a storage device for recording the collected data and the analysis, a display for visualizing the analyzed data, and a communication link for transmitting data between the measuring device and the computing device, the storage device, and the display, respectively; initiating a first trigger, wherein the first trigger defines the beginning of a segment of a continuous measurement of glucose concentration or defines the first of a series of spot measurements of glucose concentration; collecting data of the continuous measurement or the series of spot measurements of glucose concentration to be analyzed, wherein the collected data relates to a glucose concentration excursion corresponding to a reaction to a relevant event such as a meal or physical activity; analyzing the collected data initiated by a second trigger, wherein the second trigger defines the end of the collected data to be analyzed, wherein a measure for a grading of the excursion is determined from the collected data; wherein a criterion for the determination of the grading of the glucose concentration excursion comprises: a discrete number of sets of target gates, whereas each set of target gates comprises at least one first target gate of a first width and one second target gate of a second width, whereas the centers of the at least two target gates of the set show the same position in time; and wherein the numbers of the first gates, the second gates and optionally additional gates of other widths that enclose the curve correspond to the glucose concentration excursion; and displaying a result of the analysis.