Printing device for personal medical monitors

A method of retrieving and printing stored blood chemistry data comprising the steps of:

• in response to a single action by a user, retrieving body fluid chemistry analyzer data from a body fluid chemistry analyzer through a communication port of a printing device,
• formatting said data, and
• printing said formatted data.

A computer readable medium of instructions adapted to control a printing device to retrieve and print body fluid chemistry data from a body fluid chemistry analyzer, comprising:

• a first set of instructions adapted to control said printing device to receive a single action from a user;
• and
• a second set of instructions adapted to control said printing device in response to said single action to retrieve body fluid chemistry analyzer data from a body fluid chemistry analyzer through a communication port of said printing device, to format said data, and to print said formatted data.

A method of providing therapy guidance comprising the step of:

• providing a printer adapted for communication with a body fluid chemistry analyzer, wherein said printer is pre-configured such that upon establishing a communication link with said body fluid chemistry analyzer, said printer downloads data from said body fluid chemistry analyzer, analyzes said data, and prints a report based on said analysis of said data.

A printer adapted for communication with a body fluid chemistry analyzer, wherein said printer is pre-configured such that upon establishing a communication link with said body fluid chemistry analyzer, said printer downloads data from said body fluid chemistry analyzer, analyzes said data, and prints a report based on said analysis of said data.