A method of configuring alert settings for a remote monitor, wherein the remote monitor is a smart phone configured to remotely monitor health characteristics of a host via a remote monitoring software application, comprising: receiving, at the remote monitor, an invitation to remotely monitor the health characteristics of the host based on a first one or more configurable alert settings stored on a secure server initially set by the host wherein: the first one or more configurable alert settings are established for provision of alerts at the remote monitor via the remote monitoring software application based on analyte sensor data obtained by an analyte sensor system configured to monitor an analyte state of the host, the analyte sensor system comprises: an analyte sensor configured to generate analyte measurements associated with the analyte state of the host; and a sensor electronics module configured to transmit the analyte sensor data generated based on the analyte measurements to a receiver, and wherein the receiver is configured to transmit the analyte sensor data to the secure server that is in communication with the remote monitoring software application on the remote monitor; presenting, at the remote monitor, the first one or more configurable alert settings for configuration, wherein the alert settings include threshold values for when to trigger an alert to the remote monitor; modifying, at the remote monitor via the remote monitoring software application, the first one or more configurable alert settings resulting in a second one or more alert settings; and generating an alert, at the remote monitor, wherein the alert is triggered by the secure server according to the second one or more alert settings stored on the secure server. the first one or more configurable alert settings are established for provision of alerts at the remote monitor via the remote monitoring software application based on analyte sensor data obtained by an analyte sensor system configured to monitor an analyte state of the host, the analyte sensor system comprises: an analyte sensor configured to generate analyte measurements associated with the analyte state of the host; and a sensor electronics module configured to transmit the analyte sensor data generated based on the analyte measurements to a receiver, and wherein the receiver is configured to transmit the analyte sensor data to the secure server that is in communication with the remote monitoring software application on the remote monitor; an analyte sensor configured to generate analyte measurements associated with the analyte state of the host; and a sensor electronics module configured to transmit the analyte sensor data generated based on the analyte measurements to a receiver, and wherein the receiver is configured to transmit the analyte sensor data to the secure server that is in communication with the remote monitoring software application on the remote monitor; presenting, at the remote monitor, the first one or more configurable alert settings for configuration, wherein the alert settings include threshold values for when to trigger an alert to the remote monitor; modifying, at the remote monitor via the remote monitoring software application, the first one or more configurable alert settings resulting in a second one or more alert settings; and generating an alert, at the remote monitor, wherein the alert is triggered by the secure server according to the second one or more alert settings stored on the secure server. <EOS>