Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with detecting, monitoring, analyzing, and/or displaying analyte level trends in a body. In an embodiment, there is provided a method comprising obtaining a plurality of analyte measurements from a body using an analyte sensing device, and selecting two or more measurements of the plurality of measurements to calculate and display on a device associated with the analyte sensing device a rate of change of the analyte over a period of time spanning the two or more measurements.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an analyte sensing device having one or more sensing electrodes. In embodiments, each sensing electrode may serve as an anode, a cathode, or a combination of an anode and cathode. In embodiments, there may be any suitable number of electrodes. Related analyte sensor insertion aids and methods of using the disclosed embodiments are also provided.