Introduction

With type 1 diabetes the body does not produce insulin. A person with type 1 diabetes, therefore, is tasked with simulating the insulin production of a healthy pancreas through insulin shots. The balance between sugar intake and insulin is delicate and can be very difficult with mistakes causing potentially deadly results. If one takes too much insulin they can become hypoglycemic (low blood sugar levels) or hyperglycemic (high blood sugar levels). The tools currently available on the market give a person with diabetes the ability to accurately measure their current blood sugar levels which is a tremendous help in keeping blood sugar regulated. However, that measurement is just a snapshot in time and does not give the user any indication to where their glucose level is heading nor does it help the user decide what actions should be taken to correct their condition if/when it becomes necessary.

Our proposed system will offer our users this advantage. It will take into account the four major factors in glucose levels (carbohydrate intake, insulin intake, level of activity, and current blood glucose level) to give the user a prediction of where their blood glucose level will be in the near future and it will help them make healthy decisions to keep it in the normal range. The device would even notify the user if they have forgotten to test their glucose level recently and may be in danger of falling outside healthy limits.

We hope to create a tool that targets diabetic users of almost all ages, sexes and races. Ideally it would be a tool with "universal usability" among type 1 diabetics. One of the member's of our group has type 1 diabetes and served as one of our main subjects for real-life tasks that diabetics need to perform to monitor and maintain their BGL.

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