Patent ID: 8454554

Claim:
A handheld diabetes managing device that provides a secure and efficient communication link between an insulin pump and an external computing device, comprising: a blood glucose meter configured to determine a blood glucose level of a user; a processor coupled to the blood glucose meter and configured to generate blood glucose meter data and an insulin pump instruction based on the blood glucose level; a first communication module coupled to the processor, the first communication module configured (i) to establish a first secure bidirectional communication link with an insulin pump and (ii) to transmit the insulin pump instruction to the insulin pump over the first secure bidirectional communication link; and a second communication module coupled to the processor, the second communication module configured (i) to establish a second secure bidirectional communication link with an external computing device and (ii) to transmit the blood glucose meter data to the external computing device over the second secure bidirectional communication link; wherein the first communication module is further configured to receive a request from the external computing device to establish a pass-through mode with the insulin pump and, in response thereto, initiate a pass-through mode upon detecting the first secure bidirectional communication link, such that the first communication module operates to deliver configuration data received from the external computing device to the insulin pump over a secure communication path without a direct communication link between the external computing device and the insulin pump only when in pass-through mode, the secure communication path including the first secure bidirectional communication link and the second secure bidirectional communication link.