Patient Empowerment Through Predictive Personalised Decision Support(PEPPER)-Validation Study.

Patient Empowerment through Predictive PERsonalised Decision Support (PEPPER) is an European Union (EU) funded research project to develop a personalised clinical decision support system for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) self-management. The tool provides insulin bolus dose advice, tailored to the needs of individuals. The system uses Case-Based Reasoning (CBR), an artificial intelligence methodology that adapts to new situations according to past experience. The PEPPER system also incorporates a safety module that promotes safety by providing glucose alarms, low-glucose insulin suspension, carbohydrate recommendations and fault detection. The principal research objective is to demonstrate safety, feasibility and usability of the PEPPER system compared to a standard bolus calculator.