Setup synchronization apparatus and methods for end user medical devices

A blood glucose meter comprising:

• a controller and a memory operative to store instructions executable on the controller, the controller and memory operative to perform an activation function to put the blood glucose meter in an advertising mode for requesting synchronization and operative to measure and store blood glucose readings of a user;
• a manually-operated actuator to cause the controller to perform the activation function;
• and
• a real-time clock, the real-time clock not running prior to the advertising mode for requesting synchronization.

A method of synchronizing an end user medical device, the method comprising:

• performing an activation function in the end user medical device to put the end user medical device in an advertising mode for requesting synchronization;
• advertising for synchronization via the end user medical device in the advertising mode, the end user medical device having a real-time clock, the real-time clock not running prior to the advertising for synchronization;
• establishing a communication connection between the end user medical device and synchronization apparatus;
• and
• synchronizing the end user medical device in accordance with synchronization data received from the synchronization apparatus.