Off-line control of the postprandial glycemia in type 1 diabetes patients by a fuzzy logic decision support

The target of this paper is to describe the use of fuzzy techniques in the development of a decision support system that allows the optimization of postprandial glycemia in type 1 diabetes patients taking into account the kind of meal taken by patients, the preprandial glycemia and the insulin resistance (the response of the body to insulin dose injection therapy). The decision support system can, in many cases, provide patients with the correct number of rapid insulin units that must be assumed to assure an optimal glycemic profile, keeping the blood glucose level close to the homeostatic condition, several hours after the meal.

► Development and application of a fuzzy decision support system to type 1 diabetes.
► Description of the fuzzy decision support system.
► Comparison between the fuzzy decision support system, and the traditional therapy.
► Comment of the positive and encouraging results.