The correct administration of insulin is a constant challenge for type 1 diabetics. The
correct insulin regime leads to fewer complications and an easier way of life. The
amount of insulin administered must take into account the meals eaten, previous
administered insulin, exercise etc.
A rapid process for determining insulin regimes that is accessible to type 1 diabetics
will greatly reduce diabetic complications later in life. This study researches such a
process. Software is developed to use the ets-concept to simulate blood glucose
levels. From these simulations blood glucose characterisation can be done to propose
insulin regimes.
Data gathered in previous studies is used to verify the results of this process. These
results are compared to factors that describe the accuracy of a person's blood glucose
control. The effects the new regimes will have are used to make recommendations to
the end-user.
Accurate characterisation leads to insulin regImes that will Improve the control
performance of type 1 diabetes. / Thesis (M.Ing. (Electronical Engineering)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/4186 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Van der Westhuizen, Johan Albert |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis (M.Ing. (Electronical Engineering)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008. |
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