A communication device, comprising: a near field communication module configured for data communication using near field communication protocol; a processor operatively coupled to the communication module; a data storage module operatively coupled to the processor and having stored therein an executable software algorithm for data communication with sensor electronics to receive data corresponding to a monitored analyte level by the near field communication module; and a communication unit operatively coupled to the processor and configured to communicate over a cellular communication network, wherein when the communication device is positioned within a predetermined distance of the sensor electronics, the processor is configured to execute the software algorithm stored in the data storage module and control the near field communication module to communicate an initial request signal to the sensor electronics and in response, receive one or more data packets from the sensor electronics that includes the data corresponding to the monitored analyte level, wherein after the initial request signal is communicated to the sensor electronics and the one or more data packets have been received, the communication device is configured to disallow a subsequent request signal to be communicated to the sensor electronics until a predetermined time period has elapsed measured from the transmission of the initial request signal, and wherein the predetermined time period corresponds to the time period for performing analog to digital conversion by the sensor electronics to convert the sampled signal from monitoring the analyte level to a corresponding digital signal for transmission. a near field communication module configured for data communication using near field communication protocol; a processor operatively coupled to the communication module; a data storage module operatively coupled to the processor and having stored therein an executable software algorithm for data communication with sensor electronics to receive data corresponding to a monitored analyte level by the near field communication module; and a communication unit operatively coupled to the processor and configured to communicate over a cellular communication network, wherein when the communication device is positioned within a predetermined distance of the sensor electronics, the processor is configured to execute the software algorithm stored in the data storage module and control the near field communication module to communicate an initial request signal to the sensor electronics and in response, receive one or more data packets from the sensor electronics that includes the data corresponding to the monitored analyte level, wherein after the initial request signal is communicated to the sensor electronics and the one or more data packets have been received, the communication device is configured to disallow a subsequent request signal to be communicated to the sensor electronics until a predetermined time period has elapsed measured from the transmission of the initial request signal, and wherein the predetermined time period corresponds to the time period for performing analog to digital conversion by the sensor electronics to convert the sampled signal from monitoring the analyte level to a corresponding digital signal for transmission.