Handheld Diabetes Manager With A Flight Mode
A handheld diabetes manager has a flight mode that cooperatively interacts with an external medical device and includes a port configured to receive a test strip for blood glucose measurement, a blood glucose measurement module operable with the test strip, a communications module and a user interface module. The communications module selectively communicates wirelessly with an external medical device. The user interface module communicates with the blood glucose measurement module and the communications module and operates to provide a graphical user interface on a display of the diabetes manager. The graphical user interface includes a screen with a flight mode option. When the flight mode option is enabled and the external medical device is paired and currently communicating with the diabetes manager, the user interface module interacts with the communication module to send a command to the external medical device to turn off wireless communication of the external medical device.
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27 . A handheld diabetes manager having a flight mode and cooperatively interacts with an external medical device, comprising:
a housing;
a port formed in the housing and configured to receive a test strip for blood glucose measurement;
a blood glucose measurement module residing in the housing and cooperatively operable with a test strip inserted in the port for blood glucose measurement;
a communications module configured to selectively communicates via a wireless data link with an external medical device to receive status data pertaining to the operation of the external medical device, the external medical device being physically separated from the handheld diabetes manager;
a display integrated into the housing; and
a user interface module in data communication with the communications module and programmed to generate a graphical user interface on the display of the handheld diabetes manager, wherein the graphical user interface includes a travel screen that allows a user to enable or disable a flight mode of the handheld diabetes manager and interact with the communications module to disable communication with the external medical device when the flight mode is enabled; wherein the user interface module is implemented by computer readable instructions executed by a processor in the handheld diabetes manager.
28 . The diabetes manager of claim 27 further comprises a bolus advice module configured to receive blood glucose measurements from the blood glucose measurement module and programmed, in response to an input, to compute an insulin recommendation for a patient based in part on the blood glucose measurements.
29 . The diabetes manager of claim 28 wherein the user interface module presents a notification that bolus information may be outdated when a user inputs a request for bolus advice information and the flight mode is enabled.
30 . The diabetes manager of claim 29 , wherein when the flight mode is enabled, pairing with new devices is disabled and corresponding buttons are grayed out in a connectivity screen.
31 . The diabetes manager of claim 30 , wherein when the flight mode is enabled, managing of paired devices is disabled and corresponding buttons are grayed out in a connectivity screen.
32 . The diabetes manager of claim 31 , wherein when the flight mode is enabled and the handheld diabetes manager is paired and currently communicating with the external medical devices, the handheld diabetes manager sends a command to the external medical device to turn off wireless communication.
33 . The diabetes manager of claim 32 , wherein a failure warning is displayed if the external medical device sends an error message in response to the command to turn off wireless communication.
34 . The diabetes manager of claim 33 , wherein when the flight mode is enabled and the handheld diabetes manager is either not paired with the external medical device or paired but currently not communicating with the external medical device, the handheld diabetes manager disables wireless communication of the communications module.
35 . The diabetes manager of claim 34 , wherein the external medical device is one of an insulin pump or a continuous glucose monitoring device.
36 . A handheld diabetes manager having a flight mode and cooperatively interacts with an external medical device, comprising:
a housing;
a port formed in the housing and configured to receive a test strip for blood glucose measurement;
a blood glucose measurement module residing in the housing and cooperatively operable with a test strip inserted in the port for blood glucose measurement;
a bolus advice module configured to receive blood glucose measurements from the blood glucose measurement module and programmed, in response to an input, to compute an insulin recommendation for a patient based in part on the blood glucose measurements;
a communications module configured to selectively communicate via a wireless data link with an external medical device, wherein the external medical device being physically separated from the handheld diabetes manager;
a travel module programmed to cooperatively operate with the communications module to effectuate a flight mode;
a display integrated into the housing; and
a user interface module in data communication with the travel module and programmed to generate a graphical user interface on a display of the diabetes manager, wherein the graphical user interface includes a travel screen that allows a user to selectively enable or disable a flight mode, and wherein the user interface module presents, in response to user input to access bolus advice and while the flight mode is enabled, a notification on the display, wherein the notification indicates that an insulin recommendation from the bolus advice module may be based on data that is outdated; wherein the bolus advise module, the travel module and the user interface module are implemented by computer readable instructions executed by a processor in the handheld diabetes manager.
37 . The diabetes manager of claim 36 , wherein the external medical device is one of an insulin pump or a continuous glucose monitoring device.
38 . The diabetes manager of claim 36 , wherein when the flight mode is enabled, pairing with new devices is disabled and corresponding buttons are grayed out in a connectivity screen.
39 . The diabetes manager of claim 36 , wherein when the flight mode is enabled, managing of paired devices is disabled and corresponding buttons are grayed out in a connectivity screen.
40 . The diabetes manager of claim 36 , wherein when the flight mode is enabled and the handheld diabetes manager is paired and currently communicating with the external medical devices, the handheld diabetes manager sends a command to the external medical device to turn off wireless communication.
41 . The diabetes manager of claim 40 , wherein a failure warning is displayed if the external medical device sends an error message in response to the command to turn off wireless communication.
42 . The diabetes manager of claim 36 , wherein when the flight mode is enabled and the handheld diabetes manager is either not paired with the external medical device or paired but currently not communicating with the external medical device, the handheld diabetes manager disables wireless communication of the communications module.