Systems and methods for the wireless pairing of a personal health device (PHD) (105) (e.g., blood glucose monitor) with a computing device (110) (e.g., smartphone) are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the PHD (105) communicates a private key to the computing device via a first communication medium (115) (e.g., light signal, audio signal, pattern). The PHD (105) receives from the computing device (110) via a second wireless communication medium (120) (e.g., Bluetooth or WiFi) pairing information including the private key. The PHD (105) can then establish a secure communication channel with the computing device (110) by pairing the PHD (105) to the computing device (110).