A method for the integrated facilitization of blood flow and monitoring of
blood analyte concentration (for example, blood glucose concentration)
includes implanting a stent configured to facilitate blood flow into a
cardiovascular system of a user's body with the stent having attached
thereto a continuous blood analyte determination module of a blood
analyte monitoring system. The method also includes disposing a reader
module of the blood analyte monitoring system external to the user's body
and in proximity to a portion of the user's skin layer and monitoring
blood analyte concentration via (i) emitting an RF carrier signal from
the reader module toward the stent; (ii) receiving the RF carrier signal
at a reflection antenna of the continuous blood analyte determination
module; (iii) reflecting a modulated signal by the reflection antenna
with the modulated signal being encoded with a blood analyte
concentration determined by a sensor of the continuous blood analyte
determination module; (iv) receiving the modulated signal by the reader
module; and (v) decoding the analyte concentration from the modulated
signal by the reader module.