A diabetes management system configured to allow pass thru communication comprising: - a diabetes management device (104, 500); - an external computing device that communicates with the diabetes management device (104, 500) over a first bidirectional communications link, wherein the diabetes management device (104, 500) and the external computing device exchange first data packets of a first data packet structure over the first bidirectional communication link; - a first medical device that performs a task related to diabetes management and that communicates with the diabetes management device (104, 500) over a second bidirectional communications link; wherein the diabetes management device (104, 500) and the first medical device exchange second data packets of a second data packet structure over the second bidirectional communication link; the diabetes management device (104, 500) including a pass-thru module that: - establishes a pass-thru communication path between the external computing device and the first medical device, - receives first data packets of the first data packet structure from the external computing device via the first bidirectional communications link, - converts the first data packets into second data packets of the second data packet structure, and - transmits the second data packets to the first medical device over the second bidirectional communications link; wherein the pass-thru module uses a set of pass-thru commands for establishing a pass-thru communication path and enabling communication between the external computing device and the first medical device, characterized in that - the set of pass-through commands is defined as a private extension of IEEE standard 11073-20601, - the set of pass-thru commands includes a transmit pass-thru payload command received from the external computing device, wherein the transmit pass-thru payload command - instructs the diabetes management device (104, 500) to transmit a payload of the first data packet from the external computing device to the first medical device, and - includes the payload of the first data packet, and - the pass-thru module, in response to the transmit pass-thru payload command, generates the second data packet by inserting the payload of the first data packet into the second data packet, and transmits the second data packet to the first medical device via the second communication link. - a diabetes management device (104, 500); - an external computing device that communicates with the diabetes management device (104, 500) over a first bidirectional communications link, wherein the diabetes management device (104, 500) and the external computing device exchange first data packets of a first data packet structure over the first bidirectional communication link; - a first medical device that performs a task related to diabetes management and that communicates with the diabetes management device (104, 500) over a second bidirectional communications link; wherein the diabetes management device (104, 500) and the first medical device exchange second data packets of a second data packet structure over the second bidirectional communication link; - establishes a pass-thru communication path between the external computing device and the first medical device, - receives first data packets of the first data packet structure from the external computing device via the first bidirectional communications link, - converts the first data packets into second data packets of the second data packet structure, and - transmits the second data packets to the first medical device over the second bidirectional communications link; wherein the pass-thru module uses a set of pass-thru commands for establishing a pass-thru communication path and enabling communication between the external computing device and the first medical device, characterized in that - the set of pass-through commands is defined as a private extension of IEEE standard 11073-20601, - the set of pass-thru commands includes a transmit pass-thru payload command received from the external computing device, wherein the transmit pass-thru payload command - instructs the diabetes management device (104, 500) to transmit a payload of the first data packet from the external computing device to the first medical device, and - includes the payload of the first data packet, and - instructs the diabetes management device (104, 500) to transmit a payload of the first data packet from the external computing device to the first medical device, and - includes the payload of the first data packet, and - the pass-thru module, in response to the transmit pass-thru payload command, generates the second data packet by inserting the payload of the first data packet into the second data packet, and transmits the second data packet to the first medical device via the second communication link.