Infusion pump system and method
Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to allow the user to communicate with the infusion pump system using voice or image input. Optionally, particular embodiments can interpret the voice or image input using speech or image recognition capabilities. By incorporating speech or image recognition equipment within the infusion pump system, user interactions with the pump system can be enhanced and simplified.
1. A method of controlling a portable infusion pump system, comprising:
receiving a voice input from a user that is indicative of a task associated with using a portable infusion pump system by a smartphone including a microphone, wherein the voice input comprises a user estimate of an amount of carbohydrates that has been or will be consumed by the user and an instruction to deliver a bolus;
analyzing the received voice input to determine at least one textual transcript corresponding to the voice input;
identifying, using the at least one textual transcript, at least one of (i) a food item indicated by the voice input, and (ii) a numerical value of the amount of carbohydrates that has been or will be consumed by the user;
calculating, in response to receiving the voice input, a suggested bolus dosage using the user estimate of the amount of carbohydrates and information about a recent blood glucose level, insulin sensitivity, insulin-on-board, and food-on-board for the user;
in response to receiving the voice input, displaying, via the smartphone, the suggested bolus dosage and the identified at least one of (i) the food item indicated by the voice input, and (ii) the numerical value of the amount of carbohydrates that has been or will be consumed by the user, wherein the suggested bolus dosage and the at least one of (i) the food item indicated by the voice input, and (ii) the numerical value of the amount of carbohydrates that has been or will be consumed by the user are displayed simultaneously as part of a single user interface display;
prompting the user via the smartphone to either confirm the initiation of the suggested bolus dosage or to deny the delivery of the suggested bolus dosage through manual interaction with a touchscreen or one or more buttons of the smartphone, wherein if the user denies the suggested bolus dosage the user is presented with an option to manually input or verbally speak a specific number of units for a bolus dosage via the smartphone; and
controlling the portable infusion pump system to initiate the confirmed suggested bolus dosage or the manually input or verbally spoken bolus dosage,
wherein the smartphone is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication device connected to control circuitry of a pump drive system.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the voice input comprises a specific name or type of food that the user will consume.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the smartphone is further adapted to take a photograph of a soon-to-be-consumed meal and use the photograph to determine a suggested bolus dosage.