Patent Document ID: 20080214905
Application ID: 11996984
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for estimating the amount of carbohydrates needed by a DP-1 during a specific session of physical activity, comprising the following steps: defining of working constants and standard parameters; introducing of patient and therapy specific parameters; calculating of patient specific reference curves for a percentage carbohydrates consumption (% CHO); scheduling a training session; estimating the amount of carbohydrates (CHO) to be eaten before said physical activity; updating in real time the residual carbohydrates still available during said physical activity; and estimating the amount of carbohydrates to be restored after said physical activity wherein: said step of introducing of patient and therapy specific parameters comprises the value of glucose oxidation rate approximated with a linear relationship characterized by a slope (BGm) and intercept (BGq), as a carbohydrates consumption (grams/minutes) in function of the heart rate (beats/minutes) and said step of updating in real time the residual carbohydrates still available during said physical activity comprises the calculation performed continuously of the current glucose oxidation rate calculated as the current heart rate using a linear relation.