Patent ID: 8514086

Claim:
An analyte monitoring device comprising: a user interface having a display and a plurality of actuators, wherein the display is configured to render a plurality of display screens, including at least a home screen and an alert screen, wherein the home screen is divided into a plurality of simultaneously displayed panels, wherein a first panel of the plurality of panels is configured to display a rate of change of continuously monitored analyte levels in interstitial fluid, wherein a second panel of the plurality of panels is configured to simultaneously display a current analyte level and an analyte trend indicator, and wherein a third panel of the plurality of panels is configured to display status information of a plurality of components of the analyte monitoring device; and when an alarm condition is detected, the display is configured to replace one of the plurality of panels with the alert screen, the alert screen having information corresponding to the detected alarm condition, and wherein at least one of the plurality of actuators is configured to affect a further output of the analyte monitoring device corresponding to the detected condition.