System and computer program product for assessing insulin sensitivity, insulin / carbohydrate ratio, and insulin correction function in diabetes from self-monitoring data
A method, system and computer program product for evaluating or determining a user's insulin sensitivity (SI). An initial step or module may include acquiring SMBG readings from a predetermined period. Another step or module may include computing an estimate of insulin sensitivity (SI) from the SMBG readings. Another step or module may include using the estimate of SI to compute individualized carbohydrate ratio. Additionally, another step or module may include using the estimate of SI to compute individualized correction factor. The computation of the two components of an insulin dose calculator, carbohydrate ratio and correction factor, uses this estimate, which allows the tailoring of carbohydrate ratio and correction factor to the present state of the person.
