Analyte monitoring system with audible feedback

Abstract

Described here are devices, systems, and methods for analyte measurement. The analyte measurement devices and systems may be configured to produce a prompt that may convey information, instructions and/or encouragement to a user. In some variations, analyte measurement devices may be configured to change a prompt based on the replacement or addition of components of/to the device. In some instances, a prompt may be an auditory prompt and/or a visual prompt. In some variations, a system may comprise an analyte measurement device comprising a housing, a speaker, and a control unit. The housing may comprise a releasable housing portion comprising an identifier that is associated with a prompt. In some variations, a system may comprise an analyte measurement device and a skin that may releasably attach to the analyte measurement device and may comprise an identifier that is associated with a prompt.

1 . A system comprising:
 an analyte measurement device comprising:
 a housing, wherein the housing comprises a releasable housing portion and wherein the releasable housing portion comprises an auditory identifier that is associated with an auditory prompt set; 
 a speaker; 
 a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to detect the auditory identifier, set the auditory prompt set associated with the detected auditory identifier as an active prompt set, and instruct the speaker to output at least one auditory prompt from the active prompt set. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the system further comprises a plurality of releasable housing portions. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein each of the releasable housing portions is associated with an auditory prompt set comprising at least one auditory prompt that differs from at least one auditory prompt associated with the other releasable housing portions of the plurality of releasable housing portions. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the control unit comprises a processor. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the control unit comprises a memory unit. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the auditory prompt set associated with the releasable housing portion is stored on the memory unit. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the auditory prompt set associated with the releasable housing portion is stored on the releasable housing portion. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the auditory prompt set associated with the releasable housing portion is stored on a server. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the control system comprises a speech unit and wherein instructing the speaker to output at least one auditory prompt from the active prompt set comprises transmitting a signal associated with the at least one auditory prompt from the speech unit to the speaker. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the analyte measurement device further comprises a display. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the analyte measurement device further comprises a microphone. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the analyte measurement device is an integrated meter. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the system further comprises a cartridge. 
     
     
         14 - 26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 . A method for assisting a user in measuring an analyte using an analyte measurement device, the method comprising:
 outputting, via a speaker of the analyte measurement device, an auditory prompt that warns a user of an impending lance with a skin penetration member by indicating an expiring time period until the lance occurs, and an auditory prompt that alerts the user that the analyte measurement device has acquired a usable sample.