CN104066675A - Apparatus, diabetic treatment system and method for sweetening food - Google Patents
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Abstract
The current invention relates to an apparatus (10), in particular a dietary dispenser, to a diabetic treatment system and to a method for sweetening food. The technical problem of enabling the consumer to be satisfied with the flavor, in particular the sweetness, of food and at the same time providing the optimal amount of calories and/or carbohydrates to the consumer in a simple and secure way is solved by an apparatus, in particular a dietary dispenser, comprising at least two reservoirs (2, 4, 60), at least one nozzle (26, 26a, 26b, 26c) and a dispense mechanism (28). Each of the reservoirs comprises an outlet (10, 12, 64) and each outlet is connected to at least one nozzle. The first reservoir (2) contains a first fluid (6) comprising sugar, while the second reservoir (4) contains a second fluid (8) comprising a sugar substitute. The dispense mechanism (28) is configured such that the fluids can be dispensed through the respective outlets and through the at least one nozzle.
Description
Technical field
The method that the present invention relates to device, particularly diet distributing box, dietary therapy system and food is sweetened.
Background technology
Under the state of this area, replace sugar with sugar substitute to food is sweetened as everyone knows.Especially for diabetic or for going on a diet or managing for the people of diet, sugar substitute is that the common of sugar substitutes.By using sugar substitute, people needn't abandon the sweet taste of food, consumes simultaneously and has the calorie that reduces and the food of carbohydrate still less.This is very useful for the people who suffers from diabetes and/or going on a diet.
But problematic is in the time using sugar substitute, to produce some defect.Can for example, follow different tastes or pleasant impression for many sugar substitutes, most artificial sweeteners that food, particularly beverage are sweetened for the people who consumes it.In fact this cause the people's who consumes described food joyful and happy reducing.
In the time using sugar to replace sugar substitute, these shortcomings do not occur.But, because the above-mentioned reason that causes carbohydrate and/or calorie recruitment of taking in usually can not be used sugar.For diabetic, should avoid carbohydrate, at least control and consume, reason is that carbohydrate, especially sugar can increase blood sugar level rapidly, and the people who suffers from diabetes without any medication in the situation that can not can not resist the quick increase of blood sugar level well enough even at all.About the people who goes on a diet, they usually wish to avoid caloric any increasing consumption.
In order to address this problem, have the sugary and sugar substitute of available beverage packets so as well tasting to be provided and calorie and carbohydrate reduce the balance between taking in.But, the needs that this only relates to ready-made beverage and does not usually meet client, reason is that the sugared amount that can be consumed by diabetic depends on specific people and special situation to heavens.
Summary of the invention
Consider afore-mentioned, the technical matters that the present invention faces is to meet client and with simple and reliable fashion, the optimised quantity of calorie and/or carbohydrate to be offered to client with taste of food, particularly sweet taste simultaneously.
This technical matters is by a kind of device, particularly diet distributing box solves, and described device comprises at least two containers, at least one nozzle and distributor gears.Each of container comprises that outlet and each outlet are connected at least one nozzle.The first container comprises and comprises sugared first fluid, and second container comprises the second fluid that comprises sugar substitute.Distributor gears is arranged so that can be by corresponding outlet with by least one nozzle distributing fluids.
By provide aforementioned means can be simultaneously with sugar and sugar substitute and with desired ratio, food, for example meals and beverage are sweetened.Although sugar provides sweet taste that people are accustomed to without any bad aftertaste, sugar substitute provide reduce calorie and the possibility of the amount of carbohydrate to meet any medical treatment or dietetic requirement.
Use nozzle fluid easily can be assigned in beverage, but also it can be injected to harder food.
Remain on the fact in the container different from the second fluid that comprises sugar substitute owing to comprising sugared first fluid, generally can distribute the fluid of the almost arbitrary ratio that comprises sugar and sugar substitute.Certainly, also can only distribute two kinds of one in fluid with allocator.In the situation that not wanting sugar substitute, can only distribute and comprise sugared first fluid.If will minimize carbohydrate or caloric consumption, can only distribute the second fluid that comprises sugar substitute.Preferably distributing fluids comprises at least two kinds of fluids.
Use distributor gears, can distribute the specific ratios of sugar than sugar substitute.For this reason, can by user directly the input based on user or indirectly arrange ratio make device via optional computer device the input based on user and/or the other information that offers device determine ratio.For example, distributor gears can be designed to mechanical distribution mechanism and make user pass through for example spring (then it be pushed to fluid outside container via plunger) to be mechanically loaded into a certain degree to arrange individually the amount of sugar and sugar substitute.The special electron steering pump machanism that also distributor gears can be designed to for example have electrical motor.Also can expect distributor gears by pressurizing vessel and be provided to control the valve of the distribution of corresponding fluids forming.
Preferably sugar and/or sugar substitute are dissolved in corresponding fluids.This allows level and smooth distribution and the mixing of fluid.
Sugar is understood to the sweet taste carbohydrate of any type of the insulin response that causes human body.Sugar substitute can be any sweet taste Edible material, but produce compared with sugar reduce or preferably there is no the insulin response of human body and have compared with sugar reduce or there is no a calorie.This is because sugar substitute is substantially not as the sugared digestible fact.Sugar substitute is for example sweetener or sugar alcohol.But sugar substitute has at least higher with major part like carbohydrate sweet taste conventionally.
Device according to the present invention is not limited to the use of two containers.Also can there is other container, with the same fluid with identical or different sugar or sugar substitute that provides in the first two container.This can be useful on and can produce for example diversified taste or concentration.It also can be useful on provides the other container that comprises water to rinse or cleaning fluid passage, for example nozzle.In another embodiment, container can comprise such as the flavoring additives of vanilla or the compound of flavoring additives in addition.
According to the first embodiment of device of the present invention, the sugar in first fluid is at least one in monosaccharide and disaccharide, oligosaccharides.Many in these sugar easily obtain and may be dissolved in edible fluid on market.They also cause well-known sweet taste and without any bad aftertaste.These sugar also have the well-known impact on human body.When select between sugar and sugar substitute specific ratios time, then also can consider the character that these are sugared, the glycemic index of the impact of sugar on blood sugar level is for example described.
Preferably, the sugar substitute in second fluid is natural or glutose substitute.Glutose substitute also referred to as synthetic or artificial sweetener recently more easily produces from the extraction natural sugar of for example plant or fruit conventionally.On the other hand, natural sweetener is due to the natural generation of material but user is preferred.Especially can depend on that their applicability is about their stability, resolvability and/or sweet taste selection sugar substitute.Glutose substitute is understood to particularly: acesulfame potassium; alitame (Alitame); Aspartame (Aspartame), the salt of Aspartame-acesulfame potassium (aspartame-acesulfame), honey element; dulcin (Dulcin); glucin (Glucin), neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, knob sweet (Neotame); P-4000, asccharin and/or Sucralose.Natural sugar substitute is thizoma curculiginis (Curculin) particularly, antierythrite, glycyrrhizic acid, glycerine, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, inulin, hydroxyl isomaltulose, lactitol, Momordica grosvenori, Ma Binling (Mabinlin), maltitol, malto-oligosaccharide, sweet mellow wine, miracle fruit, not that sweet (Monatin), Mo Neilin (Monellin), osladin (Osladin), Pan Tating (Pentadin), D-sorbite, stevia rebaudianum, tagatose (Tagatose), Talin (Thaumatin) and/or xylitol.
Also comprise that according to another embodiment device of device of the present invention manifold makes the outlet of at least two containers can be connected to single injector.In the time only having the single injector of distributing fluids, make the usability of device and operation especially simple.In addition when dividing by single injector while being used in the fluid sweetening, between the sugar in food and sugar substitute, do not have space to separate, provide further improvement for client and taste uniformly.
In the time that the alternate embodiment device according to device of the present invention on the other hand also comprises the individual nozzle for each container, be convenient to the production of device, reason is not need complicated parts, for example manifold.In addition, between single container, do not interact.For example, when fluid adjoining land distributes and container while being connected to each other via manifold, may there is a certain amount of a kind of fluid and enter in the container of one other fluid, cause having the allocator of inaccuracy metering.Effectively avoid such impact by individual nozzle.This can provide the further improvement of taste of food, distributes the desired amount of calorie and/or carbohydrate simultaneously.
In another embodiment, device is included in the valve between each outlet and at least one nozzle.By the valve between outlet and the nozzle of container or container is provided, can provide the security seal with minimum leakage risk.By the valve between each outlet and a nozzle or multiple nozzle is provided, also can avoid fluid to be back to another container from a container.Such valve can be designed to effectively suppress to be back to boiler check valve, for example umbrella valve in container.If pressure is enough high in special container, valve is opened and distributing fluids.Also valve can be designed to ACTIVE CONTROL valve with the state of control cock better.In the time of distributing fluids sequentially, valve is preferably only once opened one.In addition by using valve can further increase the precision of the metering during allocator, reason is that valve reduces after allocator fluid from the impact of device drippage.The in the situation that of ACTIVE CONTROL valve, they can accurately start and stop allocator rapidly and therefore.This provides the further improvement of taste of food, distributes the optimised quantity of calorie and/or carbohydrate simultaneously.
Quantity and valve that the quantity of valve is preferably mated container are distributed to each container.Valve is preferably located in the dead aft of the outlet of container, to prevent that any fluid between container and nozzle from connecting because the fluid exsiccation being retained in fluid connection is stopped up.
In the time that blending box is between the outlet of container and nozzle, be further favourable, fluid can mix before distributing in described blending box.With which, can obtain even taste.
In the time that distributor gears comprises the plunger for each container, realize the plain mode that distributor gears is provided, can set independently of one another and distribute the first and second fluids and the amount of other fluid to be allocated alternatively simultaneously.Plunger increases the pressure in corresponding container and fluid is pushed to outside container.For example can use, by electromechanical motor, stepper motor driven piston and move or push plunger.While doing like this, can obtain the very accurate measurement during allocator.But also can move corresponding plunger by the pressure that is applied to for example actuation button by user by the mechanical stored energy being provided by loading spring or directly.Means are below not as providing electromechanical motor cost intensive.Thereby can also comprising gear, distributor gears provide the best transmission of plunger to move with suitable power and speed.
According to another embodiment of device of the present invention, device comprises user interface and control unit, makes user's given dose parameter can offer control unit, and described control unit is configured to control distributor gears.
By the control unit that can control distributor gears is provided, not only the very accurate measurement during allocator is possible, and first and at least the ratio between second fluid can the input based on being provided by user interface be calculated by control unit.Control unit is microprocessor in particular, and its reception offers distributor gears from the information of user interface and by information and/or control signal.
User interface can be realized to provide the possibility that information is offered to device, particularly control unit for user with button and/or telltale.Telltale can provide about the information of input or about sugar, calorie and/or the feedback of the sendout of carbohydrate.
User for example can be via user interface about for example expectation sweet taste input message with the teaspoon of sugar cube equivalent, sugar or any other suitable tolerance metering of soupspoon or sweet taste, and the information about the desired amount of carbohydrate is also provided.Then control unit can calculate suitable ratio between the second fluid that comprises sugared first fluid and comprise sugar substitute to provide the desired amount of carbohydrate and the desired amount of total sweet taste for user.Certainly, control unit can utilize the other fluid from other container (if any).
Also possible that the ratio that user only inputs between degree and the different fluid of sweet taste that he wishes to distribute is calculated based on other information by control unit.Other information like this can be the standard value that is set by the user or the value that derives from the patient's that also inputted by user or receive from other device blood glucose value.Other information so also can derive from the history of the previous distribution during a period of time in past.
Also can expect that user directly inputs the desired ratio between the amount of the first and second fluids or a kind of amount of fluid and fluid.
According to another embodiment of device of the present invention, nozzle comprises substantially blunt syringe needle or sleeve pipe.The danger of the unexpected misuse of device, for example the risk of people's skin hemostasis reduce and therefore the safety of device increase.
For extra safety increases, device can be designed so that it can clearly distinguish to prevent and anyly obscure or mix up by means of different colours and/or shape and such as the device of insulin injection device.
In the time that nozzle is replaceable, improve usability, reason is can be in the situation that stopping up or in order for example to keep hygienic standard can change nozzle.
In addition, when nozzle is removable and device while also providing lockout mechanism to make to prevent as the attached medical needle of nozzle, improve usability, reason is can be in the situation that stopping up or in order for example to keep hygienic standard can change nozzle.Do not damage the safety of device, reason is not have medical needle can be attached to device simultaneously.Lockout mechanism can be realized with the given shape of the adaptive Connection Element of geometry of indenting ball or sleeve pipe, makes the one or more standard medical needles heads that are intended to for injection device not be attachable to device.
Additionally or alternatively can provide electronically such lockout mechanism, especially in the time that control unit is provided.Device can detect suitable syringe needle or whether sleeve pipe is attached and only under particular cases, allow operative installations to prevent the unexpected injection of for example fluid under skin in this case.
According to another embodiment of device of the present invention, at least one in container is removable.The cost that obtains on the one hand user reduces, and reason is that device can re-use and only need to change container.This is particularly useful, and reason is that fluid may be finished with different speed.This gives user and changes the ability of container to use different sugar and/or sugar substitute on the other hand.This allows the more specific taste of user and therefore further improves taste of food.Preferably, in order to maximize customization, all containers are replaceable.
In the time that at least one container is replaceable, further preferably substantially can only insert the expection container of the form that is for example cylinder.This can realize by cylinder and device how much are adaptive, makes substantially only to expect that cylinder is coupled in device.Whether device also can provide checking system, device can be detected electronically and allow certain to insert cylinder.In the situation that not allowing cylinder, device can prevent that user from using it.
Further preferably according to the inventive system comprises for protecting stored storage location.Device can be preserved for example information about past allocator.Information about the fluid distributing can be for the amount of more accurately determining the calorie/carbohydrate further to increase taste and/or regulate and distribute more accurately of the first and second fluids and optional ratio between fluid in addition.
According to the second instruction of the present invention, a kind for the treatment of diabetes system comprises according at least one in device of the present invention and insulin injection device and blood glucose measuring device.If device according to the present invention is a part for system, it for example can visit information or with the information of insulin injection device and/or blood glucose measuring device.Use this information to determine or further optimize first fluid and the information of the ratio of second fluid at least.Use about the information of past injection of insulin and/or blood sugar level and can determine that sugar and the best ratio of sugar substitute provide well tasting taking the appropriate amount with calorie and/or carbohydrate as user for particular cases.
In addition, also information can be offered to another device for the treatment of diabetes system according to device of the present invention.Such device can be insulin injection device, for example, to the information about patient's expection blood sugar level is provided.
According to the 3rd instruction of the present invention, technical matters solves by a kind of the method that food sweetens, said method comprising the steps of: user's given dose parameter is offered to device, particularly according to device of the present invention, device distributes at least one the fluid comprising in first fluid and second fluid, wherein the ratio of the user's given dose parameter based on providing is provided for first fluid and second fluid, and wherein first fluid comprises that sugar and second fluid comprise sugar substitute.
Food is understood to represent meals and beverage.
User's given dose parameter is understood to represent to determine based on it any information of the ratio between first fluid and second fluid.The expectation sweet taste that such user's given dose information can for example be measured with any other suitable tolerance of sugar cube equivalent or sweet taste in particular, about the information of carbohydrate and/or caloric desired amount, ratio between different fluid, and/or current or past blood sugar level.User's given dose parameter is understood to one or more in above-mentioned information.User's given dose parameter can manually be provided or can be calculated at least in part the particularly ratio of two kinds of fluids by device by user.The ratio of fluid can be high/low certainly, only effectively distributes a kind of fluid.Preferably, distribute at least two kinds of fluids.
Making distributing fluids at ratio is the compound of at least two kinds of fluids, can before distributing, for example be located at the blending box in device in or fluid-mixing during distribution.Alternatively can adjoining land or via different spray nozzles distributing fluids.
Therefore can be provided for the fluid that food is sweetened based on user specific information, wherein user is satisfied with taste of food and is provided calorie and/or the optimised quantity of carbohydrate simultaneously.Owing to installing the distribution of carrying out the fluid with desired ratio, therefore with simple and reliable fashion manner of execution.
When user's given dose parameter comprise about expectation sweet taste to be allocated and/or about to be allocated sugared definitely or the information of relative quantity and the ratio of first fluid and second fluid by install based on providing user's given dose calculation of parameter time, obtain provide there is the taste of improvement and have calorie simultaneously and/or the food of the desired amount of carbohydrate easily and effective means.
Can be before each allocator set individually and expect that sweet taste or it can be for example the standard values of once being set by user by user.The absolute magnitude of sugar can wish that with the form of sugar cube equivalent or with user the form of maximum of the carbohydrate distributing inputs by user.User also can set the sugared relative quantity in distributing fluids to obtain well tasting and reduce the independent balance between carbohydrate.User also can provide only has the device of expecting sweet taste, can obtain the carbohydrate to be allocated maximum of (with therefore sugared) from user's blood sugar level simultaneously.Sugared absolute or relative quantity to be allocated therefore relative the or absolute magnitude of sugar needn't be directly provided, but it also can be provided indirectly, as long as can derive from user specific information.
User's given dose parameter preferably includes further user customizing messages, such information can be carbohydrate and/or calorie restriction of certain period, for example a hour or a day, the information of the fluid distributing about the past and/or information, for example time and blood glucose value about past blood glucose measurement.These values can manually be inputted via user interface by user, or some information can be sent to this device from other device, for example blood glucose measuring device for the treatment of diabetes system.Provide well tasting and calorie and/or the reduction of carbohydrate between well balanced very convenient mode can be with additional user's given dose gain of parameter.
Further preferably device is preserved the information about past allocator.For this object can comprise for protecting stored storage location according to device of the present invention.Information about the fluid distributing can be for the amount of more accurately determining the calorie/carbohydrate further to increase taste and/or regulate and distribute more accurately of the first and second fluids and optional ratio between fluid in addition.
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Fig. 1 be presented at before certain allocator according to the exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention;
Fig. 2 be presented at during allocator from Fig. 1 according to the exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention;
Fig. 3 shows according to the second exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention;
Fig. 4 shows according to the 3rd exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention;
Fig. 5 shows according to the 4th exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention;
Fig. 6 shows according to the schematic diagram of exemplary treating diabetes system of the present invention; And
Fig. 7 shows the diagram of the exemplary embodiment of the method according to this invention.
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Fig. 1 be presented at before allocator according to the exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention.Device 1 comprises the first container 2 and second container 4.The first container 2 comprises the first fluid 6 that comprises sugar juice, and second container 4 comprises the second fluid 8 that comprises artificial low-calorie sweeteners.Container 6,8 is designed to cylinder.Container 2 comprise outlet 10, and container 4 comprise outlet 12, can distribute corresponding fluid 6,8 by described outlet.Prevent distributing fluids 6,8 by valve 14,16 in an illustrated embodiment.In this case, valve the 14, the 16th, boiler check valve; The valve of other type also can be provided.More downstream fluid passage 18,20 at fluid system leads to the manifold 22 that comprises blending box 24.Manifold 22 is connected to two passages 18,20 in single injector 26.
The fluid 6,8 being included in container 2,4 can be distributed by the distributor gears 28 of the form that is pump machanism.Distributor gears 28 comprises for the plunger 30 of the first container 2 with for the plunger 32 of second container 4 in this embodiment.In the time that the pressure that puts on plunger 30,32 and therefore put on fluid 6,8 is enough high, corresponding fluids 6,8 will be distributed by corresponding boiler check valve 14,16.Plunger 30 is connected to piston 34, and plunger 32 is connected to piston 36.Piston 34,36 can correspondingly be driven by electrical motor 38 and electrical motor 40.Two electrical motors 38,40 are correspondingly controlled by control unit 46 with being connected on 44 in connection 42.Control unit provides information by user interface 48 in the embodiment shown, and control unit is connected to user interface via connecting 50.Distributor gears can alternatively mechanically provide by means of for example loading spring and the actuating mechanism for user.
In the embodiment shown, user provides user's given dose parameter via user interface 48 for control unit 46.User can input the expectation sweet taste that for example any other the suitable tolerance with sugar cube equivalent, teaspoon or soupspoon equivalent or sweet taste is measured.User can input the user's given dose parameter comprising about the information of carbohydrate and/or caloric desired amount alternatively or alternatively.The other information that can be comprised by user's given dose parameter can be ratio or the past blood sugar level between different fluid 6,8.
If user inputs the expectation value of (maximum) amount of expecting sweet taste and carbohydrate, this information is enough to be used in control unit 46 and calculates the best ratio of fluid to be allocated 6,8.
Fig. 2 be presented at during allocator from Fig. 1 according to the exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention.Compounds of fluid 6,8 from nozzle 26 distributing fluids 52 out.
User inputs the amount of carbohydrate in the example shown, and described amount has lower than being generally comprised within amount expectation sweet taste, that comprise the carbohydrate in sugared first fluid 6 of also being inputted by user.Control unit 46 automatically reduces the amount of the first fluid of distribution 6 to make desired amount and the expectation sweet taste that can compensate and provide for fluid 52 simultaneously with second fluid 8 carbohydrate of lacking due to the described sweet taste that reduces to cause.That comprise less amount due to second fluid 8 or there is no the used carbohydrate for human body, therefore by distributing second fluid 8, sweet taste will be increased to aspiration level, and the amount of the carbohydrate taken in distributing fluids 52 does not increase or only increase minutely.With which, consume the well tasting in food and the optimum balance between carbohydrate and/or caloric decrease and can obtain with simple and reliable fashion.In Fig. 2, can also see that the amount of the second fluid 8 of distribution is greater than the amount of the first fluid 6 of distribution, reason is that plunger 32 more moves down than plunger 30.
Preferably also be distributed in the residual fluid in the nozzle 26 after fluid system, blending box 24 and valve 14,16, so as to increase other allocator metering precision and prevent due to become dry any obstruction of the fluid system causing of fluid.Alternatively, the volume of the fluid system after container 2,4 can keep as far as possible little, and it is insignificant making the amount of remaining fluid 6,8 in fluid system.
In the case of user wish the sugared amount to be reduced to zero or in the case of can via interface 48 be input to device 1 or can from other device be sent to user's the blood sugar level of control unit 46 too high so that do not allow to use sugared, distributing fluids 52 will only comprise second fluid 8.
Also may be issued to expectation sweet taste in the situation of the input that is no more than sugar/carbohydrate similarly.In this case, comprise that by only distributing sugared fluid 6 is to obtain best flavors.User interface 48 can notify the amount of user's sugar/carbohydrate lower than the value of input, although reach expectation sweet taste in this case.
Fig. 3 shows according to the second exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention.For better general view, in Fig. 3, do not repeat all Reference numerals from Fig. 1 or 2, although still shown in Figure 3 from the element of Fig. 1 or 2.Device 54 shown in Fig. 3 is similar to the device 1 shown in Fig. 1 and 2.Device 54 is different in the design of fluid system, is included in half nozzle 26a, the 26b afterwards of portion 14,16.Container 2,4 all correspondingly comprises individual nozzle 26a and 26b.Be convenient to the production of device 54, reason is complex component, for example manifold 22 that does not need device 1.In addition, between the container 2,4 in device 54, do not interact.A kind of a certain amount of container 2,4 that enters corresponding one other fluid 6,8 of fluid 6,8 is avoided effectively by individual nozzle 26a, 26b.This provides the further improvement of taste of food, distributes the optimised quantity of calorie and/or carbohydrate simultaneously.
Fig. 4 shows according to the 3rd exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention.For better general view, in Fig. 4, do not repeat all Reference numerals from Fig. 1 or 2, although still shown in Figure 4 from the element of Fig. 1 or 2.Device 56 shown in Fig. 4 is similar to the device 54 shown in Fig. 3.The difference of device 56 and device 54 is the design of fluid system, and valve is not provided.The further simplified construction of this generator 56.In the time that the diameter of nozzle 26a and 26b is enough little and container 2,4 is airtight in other mode, for leakage device 56 is conventionally just not enough.Therefore the device 1 shown in Fig. 1 and 2 for example also can be designed to not have valve 12,14.
Fig. 5 shows according to the 4th exemplary embodiment of device of the present invention.For better general view, in Fig. 5, do not repeat all Reference numerals from Fig. 1 or 2, although still shown in Figure 5 from the element of Fig. 1 or 2.Device 58 shown in Fig. 5 is similar to the device 56 shown in Fig. 4.Device 58 is to provide the 3rd container 60 except container 2,4 with the difference of device 56.The 3rd container 60 comprises the 3rd fluid 62.Container 60 is also designed to cylinder.Container 60 comprises outlet 64, can be by described outlet distributing fluids 62.Do not provide in an illustrated embodiment valve, although this is possible.Nozzle 26c is led in outlet 64.The fluid 62 being included in container 60 also can be distributed by the distributor gears 28 of the form that is pump machanism.Distributor gears 66 shown in Fig. 5 is similar to distributor gears 28.Distributor gears 66 also comprises the plunger 68 for the 3rd container 60.In the time that the pressure that puts on plunger 68 and therefore put on fluid 62 is enough large, fluid 62 will distribute by nozzle 26c.Plunger 68 is connected to piston 70.Piston 70 can be driven by electrical motor 72, and described electrical motor is controlled by control unit 46 in connection 74.
The 3rd fluid 62 can comprise sugar and/or sugar substitute.By providing other fluid that for example more kinds of various tastes and concentration can be provided.Also can expect that the 3rd fluid is for example water.The in the situation that of manifold 22 and common nozzle 26, as shown in fig. 1, water can be for rinsing.Also can comprise the more containers more than two or three containers according to the other embodiment of device of the present invention.
Fig. 6 shows according to the schematic diagram of exemplary treating diabetes system of the present invention.Device 76 is according to device of the present invention, for example, install any one in 1,54,56 or 58.Treating diabetes system 75 also comprises insulin injection device 78 and blood glucose measuring device 80.Device 76 can connect the information of accessing blood glucose measuring device on 82.Such connection can be for example that cable connects or wireless connections.Such information for example comprises user's blood sugar level.Use this information can further optimize the ratio of first fluid 6 and second fluid 8.Device 76 also can connect the information of accessing insulin injection device on 84.Such connection can be for example also that cable connects or wireless connections.Information about past insulin injection dosage can offer device 76.Use such information to determine that thereby sugar and the best ratio of sugar substitute offer user with the appropriate amount of calorie and/or carbohydrate by well tasting for particular cases.In addition, device 76 also can offer the information of the sendout such as sugared the device 78 or 80 for the treatment of diabetes system.Insulin injection device 78 then can consider this information so that the following blood sugar level of estimating user and therefore regulate insulin dose better.
Fig. 7 shows the diagram of the exemplary embodiment of the method according to this invention.For example, in order user's given dose parameter to be offered to device, to install 1,54,56 or 58, user will offer control unit 46 with the expectation sweet taste of sugar cube equivalent metering in step 86 on user interface 48.In step 88 also for control unit 46 provide about the user specific information of the maximum of the carbohydrate that can distribute or about the information of user's blood sugar level with replenish user given dose parameter.User can input the blood glucose measuring device 80 shown in this information or Fig. 6 on user interface 48 can provide this information for control unit.In step 90, control unit calculates the best ratio of fluid to be allocated 6 and fluid 8, to expect sweet taste and reduce the sugared amount of distributing according to user's nearest blood sugar level for user provides simultaneously.According to the then compound of distributing fluids 6 and 8 of step 92.Finally, in step 94, preserve the information about past allocator, for example the sendout of sugar or the sendout of carbohydrate.This information can show to user via user interface 48 at any time, or information can further offer the device for the treatment of diabetes system 75.
Claims (16)
1. a device, particularly diet distributing box, it comprises:
At least two containers (2,4,60),
At least one nozzle (26,26a, 26b, 26c) and
Distributor gears (28),
Each of wherein said container (2,4,60) comprises outlet (10,12,64),
Wherein each outlet (10,12,64) is connected at least one nozzle (26,26a, 26b, 26c),
Wherein said the first container (2) comprises and comprises sugared first fluid (6),
Wherein said second container (4) comprises the second fluid (8) that comprises sugar substitute, and
Wherein said distributor gears (28) is arranged to distribute described fluid (6,8,62) by corresponding outlet (10,12,64) with by described at least one nozzle (26,26a, 26b, 26c).
2. device according to claim 1,
Described sugar in wherein said first fluid (6) is at least one in monosaccharide and disaccharide, oligosaccharides.
3. device according to claim 1 and 2,
Described sugar substitute in wherein said second fluid (8) is natural or glutose substitute.
4. according to the device described in any one in claims 1 to 3,
It also comprises manifold (22), and described in making, the described outlet (10,12,64) of at least two containers (2,4,60) is connected to single injector (26).
5. according to the device described in any one in claims 1 to 3,
It also comprises for the individual nozzle of each container (2,4,60) (26a, 26b, 26c).
6. according to the device described in any one in claim 1 to 5,
It is also included in the valve (14,16) between each outlet (10,12,64) and described at least one nozzle (26,26a, 26b, 26c), particularly boiler check valve.
7. according to the device described in any one in claim 1 to 6,
Wherein said distributor gears (28) comprises for the plunger of each container (2,4,60) (30,32,68).
8. according to the device described in any one in claim 1 to 7,
It also comprises user interface (48) and control unit (46), makes user's given dose parameter can offer described control unit (46), and described control unit is configured to control described distributor gears (28).
9. according to the device described in any one in claim 1 to 8,
Wherein said nozzle (26,26a, 26b, 26c) comprises substantially blunt syringe needle or sleeve pipe.
10. according to the device described in any one in claim 1 to 9,
Wherein said nozzle (26,26a, 26b, 26c) is removable, and described device also provides lockout mechanism to make to prevent attached as described nozzle (26,26a, 26b, 26c) medical needle.
11. according to the device described in any one in claim 1 to 10,
At least one in wherein said container (2,4,60) is removable.
12. 1 kinds for the treatment of diabetes systems, it comprises according at least one in the device described in any one in claim 1 to 11 (1,54,56,58) and insulin injection device (78) and blood glucose measuring device (80).
13. 1 kinds of methods that food is sweetened, said method comprising the steps of:
User's given dose parameter is offered to device, particularly according to the device described in any one in claim 1 to 13,
Described device distributes at least one the fluid comprising in first fluid and second fluid,
The ratio based on the described user's given dose parameter providing is provided for wherein said first fluid and described second fluid, and
Wherein said first fluid comprises that sugar and described second fluid comprise sugar substitute.
14. methods according to claim 14,
Wherein said user's given dose parameter comprise about expectation sweet taste to be allocated and/or about to be allocated sugared definitely or the information of relative quantity, and the ratio of wherein said first fluid and described second fluid by described device based on the described user's given dose calculation of parameter providing.
15. according to the method described in claims 14 or 15,
Wherein said user's given dose parameter comprises further user customizing messages.
16. according to claim 14 to the method described in any one in 16,
Wherein said device is preserved the information about past allocator.
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