Patent ID: 8206340

Claim:
A portable blood glucose monitoring device and insulin administering pen integrated into a single unit for testing and treating diabetes symptoms in a user, the device comprising: a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of the user; a blood glucose monitoring system in said housing for receiving a sample of the user's blood, said blood glucose monitoring system being operable to detect the glucose level in the blood sample; an insulin administration mechanism in said housing for administering an insulin dosage to the user; a microprocessor in said housing for calculating an insulin dosage appropriate to a hyperglycemic detected blood glucose level, wherein said insulin administration mechanism is operable to provide a signal to said microprocessor indicating that an insulin dosage has been administered; a display mounted on said housing for displaying the detected blood glucose level and the calculated insulin dosage; a manually operable mode switch on said housing having a first position for actuating said blood glucose monitoring system to cause detection of the glucose level in the received blood sample and a second position for administering an insulin dosage; a sensor for sensing when said administration mechanism is in place for administering insulin, wherein setting said mode switch to the second position automatically provides a signal to said microprocessor to cause said insulin administering mechanism to administer an insulin dosage when the sensor indicates that said administering mechanism is in place; and a communication device in said housing and under the control of said microprocessor for automatically informing a remote emergency service provider if said microprocessor determines that the detected blood glucose level presents a potential danger to the user and if said insulin administration mechanism fails to indicate that an insulin dosage has been administered within a predetermined time interval after said microprocessor determines that the detected blood glucose level presents a potential danger.