Provided is an analyte monitoring device having a housing (60), the device including a plurality of needles (53), each having a tip, a retracted position, a position wherethe tip is extended from the housing a distance adapted to pierce skin an electronically or spring powered needle pushing apparatus movable to separately engage each of the needles to move each from the retracted position to the extended position an energy source located within the housing a plurality of analysis sites comprising an analysis preparation, each adapted to receive liquid from the needles to wet the analysis preparation one or more light sources (64) adapted to direct light at the analysis sites one or more light detectors adapted to receive light from the analysis sites and a processor (65).
