A glucose monitoring assembly comprises a glucose sensor (2310) a mounting unit (2210) for placement on a skin surface and a sensor introducer (2250) coupled to the glucose sensor and to the mounting unit, the sensor introducer configured to introduce a portion of the glucose sensor through the skin surface to a first position relative to the mounting unit. A data processing unit (2510) is configured to couple to the mounting unit to displace the glucose sensor from the first position to a second position relative to the mounting unit.
