Handheld diabetes manager with touch screen display

A handheld diabetes manager having a blood glucose measurement engine, the handheld diabetes manager comprising:

• a housing having a passage;
• a blood glucose measuring engine disposed in the housing;
• a printed circuit board disposed in the housing;
• a touch screen coupled to the housing, the touch screen having a transparent portion surrounded by a non-transparent portion, the non-transparent portion having adhesive thereon that couples the touch screen to the housing and seals the touch screen to the housing;
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• a flexible connector that electrically connects at least two independent electrical leads between at least two corresponding independent electrical pins on the touch screen and the printed circuit board, wherein the flexible connector has a first segment that connects to the electrical pins, a second segment that connects to the printed circuit board and an intermediate segment that passes through the passage in the housing and connects between the first and second segments, wherein the first and second segments extend along parallel and offset planes.

A handheld diabetes manager having a blood glucose measurement engine, the handheld diabetes manager comprising:

• a housing;
• a blood glucose measuring engine disposed in the housing;
• a printed circuit board disposed in the housing;
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• an antenna assembly disposed in the housing and comprising a molded carrier, a conductive portion arranged on the molded carrier, and a speaker, wherein the conductive portion is electrically connected to the printed circuit board and is configured to receive a radio signal and wherein the carrier includes two pairs of opposing sidewalls that form a recess that receives the speaker and is configured to project sound from the speaker.