Patent ID: 8431408

Claim:
A handheld diabetes management device for providing enhanced illumination on a dosing area of a diabetes test element, the diabetes management device comprising: a housing including a light aperture and an access port for the diabetes test element, the light aperture formed on a sidewall of the housing, the light aperture and the access port being separated by a portion of the housing, the housing further including a coupling member on an inner surface thereof; a measurement engine housed within the housing and communicating with the access port for analyzing a body fluid disposed on the dosing area of the diabetes test element; a circuit board housed within the housing and communicating with the measurement engine; a light source coupled to the housing; and a light pipe that is coupled to the housing via the coupling member, the light pipe disposed adjacent the light source to receive light from the light source travelling in a first direction, the light pipe redirecting the light along a second direction to be emitted out of the housing through the light aperture toward the dosing area of the diabetes test element, the second direction being at a nonzero angle relative to the first direction.