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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Michael Franklin Miller, Langhorne, PA (US);
Poul Strange, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Michael Franklin Miller, Langhorne, PA (US);
Poul Strange, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for predicting the effectiveness of medication-based therapy in lowering average blood glucose levels in a diabetic patient is provided. This method may further comprise selectively recommending a medication-based therapy on the basis of the arithmetic average of the relative minima. A method for determining susceptibility to symptomatic hypoglycemia in a patient is provided. This method may further comprise selectively recommending a medication-based therapy on the basis of the arithmetic average of the relative minima. Provided also is a device for continuously monitoring blood glucose levels in a patient. The methods and device involve applying a Fourier approximation to blood glucose level data.