Techniques enabling adaptation of parameters in aid systems by user input

1. A controller, comprising:

a processor;

an input/output device; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

present, on the input/output device, a graphical user interface offering a plurality of input fields that correspond to a plurality of generalized parameters of an automated insulin delivery algorithm, wherein at least one input field of the plurality of input fields presents a first reference value and a second reference value of a generalized parameter on the graphical user interface;

receive in the at least one input field via the input/output device an input of the generalized parameter between the first reference value and the second reference value;

in response to receiving the input of the generalized parameter, set a specific parameter of the automated insulin delivery algorithm based on the inputted generalized parameter;

determine, by the automated insulin delivery algorithm using the set specific parameter that was set based on the inputted generalized parameter, a dosage of insulin to be delivered to the user; and

cause the determined dosage of insulin to be delivered to the user.

2. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the specific parameter includes an estimated initial total daily insulin (TDI) amount, an upper boundary of insulin delivery, a basal/bolus ratio, an insulin-on-board (IOB) amount, or a combination of two or more of the foregoing.

3. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the inputted generalized parameter is a reference basal of the user.

4. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the inputted generalized parameter is a user's weight and the processor, when setting the specific parameter of the automated insulin delivery algorithm based on the inputted sole generalized parameter, is operable to:

set an upper boundary for an amount of insulin to be delivered to the user.

5. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

generate a request for confirmation of a value of the set specific parameter by presenting a confirmation button in the graphical user interface on the input/output device;

allow the user to increase or decrease the value of the set specific parameter; and

receive an input confirming the value of the set specific parameter.

6. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

generate a signal according to the determined dosage of insulin; and

forward the signal to a wearable drug delivery device.

7. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

collect physiological condition data related to the user; and

modify the set specific parameter up or down over time to reflect an insulin need of the user.

8. A method, comprising:

presenting, on an input/output device of a user device, a graphical user interface offering a plurality of input fields that correspond to a plurality of generalized parameters of an automated insulin delivery algorithm, wherein at least one input field of the plurality of input fields of the graphical user interface presents a first reference value and a second reference value of a generalized parameter on the graphical user interface;

receiving in the at least one input field via the input/output device an input of the generalized parameter within the first reference value and the second reference value;

in response to receiving the input of the generalized parameter, setting a specific parameter of the automated insulin delivery algorithm based on the inputted generalized parameter;

determining, by the automated insulin delivery algorithm using the set specific parameter that was set based on the inputted generalized parameter, a dosage of insulin to be delivered to a user; and

causing the determined dosage of insulin to be delivered to the user.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the number of specific parameters includes at least one of an estimated initial total daily insulin (TDI) amount, an upper boundary of insulin delivery, a basal/bolus ratio, and an insulin-on-board (IOB) amount.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the inputted generalized parameter is a reference basal of the user.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

setting an upper boundary an amount of insulin to be delivered to the user.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

generating a request for confirmation of a value of the set specific parameter by presenting a confirmation button in the graphical user interface on the input/output device;

presenting an option to allow the user to modify the value of the set specific parameter; and

receiving an input confirming the value, whether modified or not, of the set specific parameter.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein causing the determined dosage of insulin to be delivered to the user, further comprises:

generating a signal according to the determined dosage of insulin; and

forwarding the signal to a wearable drug delivery device.

14. A system comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

present, on an input/output device, a graphical user interface offering a plurality of input fields that correspond to a plurality of generalized parameters of an automated insulin delivery algorithm, wherein at least one input field of the plurality of input fields presents a first reference value and a second reference value of a generalized parameter on the graphical user interface;

receive in the at least one input field via the input/output device via the input/output device an input of only one generalized parameter between the first reference value and the second reference value presented on the graphical user interface;

in response to receiving the input of the only one generalized parameter, set a specific parameter of the automated insulin delivery algorithm based on the only one inputted generalized parameter;

determine, by the automated insulin delivery algorithm using the set specific parameter that was set based on the only one inputted generalized parameter, a dosage of insulin to be delivered to the user; and

cause the determined dosage of insulin to be delivered to the user.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the specific parameter includes an estimated initial total daily insulin (TDI) amount, an upper boundary of insulin delivery, a basal/bolus ratio, an insulin-on-board (IOB) amount, or a combination of two or more of the foregoing.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the only one inputted generalized parameter is a reference of the user.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor, when setting the specific parameter of the automated insulin delivery algorithm based on the inputted only one generalized parameter, to:

set an upper boundary for an amount of insulin to be delivered to the user.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

generate a request for confirmation of a value of the set specific parameter by presenting a confirmation button in the graphical user interface on the input/output device;

allow the user to increase or decrease the value of the set specific parameter; and

receive an input confirming the value of the set specific parameter.

19. The system of claim 14 , further comprising:

a wearable drug delivery device having a processor executing the automated insulin delivery algorithm, and the processor of the wearable drug delivery device is operable to:

perform the determining of the dosage of insulin to be delivered to the user using the set specific parameter.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

collect physiological condition data related to the user; and

modify the set specific parameter up or down to reflect an insulin need of the user indicated by the collected physiological condition data.