Diabetes Forum UK

ADA = American Diabetes Association
AFK = Absent From Keyboard (walked away from the computer) Basal = insulin taken for your basic metabolic processes
bg = blood glucose (preferred form)
BGM = blood glucose monitor (or meter)
Bolus = insulin taken to process food or make a correction
brb = Be Right Back
bs = blood sugar
carbs = carbohydrates
CDE = Certified Diabetes Educator
CGMS = continuous glucose monitoring system.
D = Diabetes
DAFNE = Dose adjusted for normal eating
DKA = diabetic ketoacidosis.
DM = diabetes mellitus
dp = dawn phenomenon DSN = diabetes specialist nurse.
Dx = diagnosis
endo = Endocrinologist
FBG = fasting blood glucose
FH = functional hypoglycemia
GP = General Practitioner
GTT = Glucose tolerance test
HB = Hurry Back!
IDD = insulin dependent diabetes
IDDM = insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
IDK = I Don't Know
IMHO = in my humble/honest opinion.
IMO = in my opinion
LADA = Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults
Link = Text that takes you somewhere on the web if you click it. It begins as: http://www. .
LL = lovin life
lol or LOL = Laugh out Loud
MDI = Multiple Daily Injections MODY = Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
NHS = National Health service in Britain.
NICE = national institute for clinical excellence in GB
NIDDM = Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NM = Never Mind
NP = No Problem
OTJT = on the job training, one a lot of the US parents use
PCP = Primary Care Physician PCT = primary care trust- covers an area geographically including Drs and Hospitals.
PDSN = pediatric specialist nurse.
PM = Private Message
posts = the messages in the forum
PP = post prandial or 'after meal'
Pump = insulin pump
RH = reactive hypoglycemia
ROTFLMAO = Rolling on the Floor, laughing my xxx off
Rx = prescription
SB = step brothers
SD = step dad
set = infusion set, made up of a cannula or needle and the tubing, connects you with an insulin pump
SM = step mother
Smilies = for example
SS = step sister
t1 or T1 = Type 1 diabetic
t2 or T2 = Type 2 diabetic
thread = the first message on a topic, and all the replies to it
tnx = thanks
ttyl = Talk To You Later
Tx = treatment
TY or ty = thank you
URL = Uniform Resource Locator (same thing as a link)
wb or WB = Welcome Back
y = yes
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary (taken from the car mileage claims) meaning it may or will work diferently for each person
YW or yw = your welcome
Thanks to Kate, Shaun, Judy, Julie, Dave, Linda L, and Kris for their help.