MACHINE-TO-MACHINE MOBILE HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR DIABETES REMOTE MONITORING

摘要

An integrated machine-to-machine mobile health gateway communications device (30) for diabetes remoting monitoring is described. The communications device (30) is connectable to a plurality of different types of glucose meter and the Internet. The device (30) comprises a controller, a first communications interface (70) for connecting to a glucose meter, the glucose meter being one of a plurality of different types of glucose meter to which the first communications interface can connect, and receiving blood glucose measurements from the connected glucose meter, a second communications interface (80) for connecting to the Internet and transmitting the received blood glucose measurements over the Internet to a remote server (100), a battery, for powering the medical communications device, and a motion sensor. The controller is operable to activate the communications device (30) in response to the motion sensor detecting movement of the communications device (30). Other embodiments provide for intelligent selection of a communications channel for use by the second communications interface (80).