Question:
The two lists included in this post are designed to get newbie diabetics and newbie posters up to speed on some of the more popular abbreviations used here. The following two lists are designed to be short and sweet. If you notice a glaring omission let me know, but seldom used ones will not be added. The following link will take you to a more complete list of internet acronyms: http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm **************** Acronyms used by diabetics and dieters: A1c: A test that shows the percentage of hemoglobin that has glucose attached. Hemoglobin is composed of several components, and the component of concern is the "c" subcomponent of the "A1" component of hemoglobin. See Glycosylated Hemoglobin and similar diabetes tests. AACE: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists AADE: American Association of Diabetes Educators. See AADE ACEI or ACE-inhibitor: Any of a group of medications that treat hypertension and help protect the kidneys. ADA: either of two organizations: American Diabetes Association. See ADA or American Dietetic Association ASCVD: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular disease BG / BS: blood glucose / blood sugar BMI: Body Mass Index. A measure to gauge total body fat which takes into account a person's weight and height. BP: Blood Pressure CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A US governmental agency. See CDC website. CDD: Certified Diabetes Educator. A health professional who is certified by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators to teach people with diabetes how to manage their condition. CHO: Carbohydrate CSII: Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (by insulin pump). CDE: Cardiovascular disease CDF: Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, a research study. See DCCT CDI: Diabetes insipidus. A different disorder from DM. DIDMOAD: diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness. Also called Wolfram Syndrome. DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis CDIA: Diabetes mellitus DPP: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study. See DPP DPT-1: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study. See DPT-1 EFA(s) - Essential Fatty Acids. FBS / FPG: Fasting blood/plasma glucose GAD: Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase. The presence of antibodies to GAD (called anti-GAD antibodies) in the blood is an early indication of the start of the autoimmune process in Type 1 Diabetes. GTT or OGTT: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test HbA1C: Hemoglobin A1C HDL - High Density Lipids HBP: High blood pressure (hypertension) HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigen IDDM: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded term for type 1 diabetes. IVGTT: Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test JDRF or JDF: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. See JDRF LADA: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults L: Lente. an insulin product that lasts about a half-day. LDL - Low Density Lipids LI: Multiple daily injections (of insulin). MODY: Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young. A form of diabetes characterised by early age of onset (usually less than 25 years of age), and autosomal dominant inheritance. MSFA - Monosaturated Fatty Acids - eg olive oil, peanut oil. NIDDK: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease: A US government agency that deals with diabetes; part of the NIH. NIDDM: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded term for type 2 diabetes. NLD: Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum NPH: Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (or Not Particularly Helpful!): an insulin product that lasts about a half-day. OHA: Oral Hypoglycemic Agents PHHI: Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy. An alternate term for Nesidioblastosis. PUFA(s) - Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids - eg Soy oil PP - Post Priandial PVD: Peripheral Vascular Disease R: Regular. an insulin product that lasts a few hours. SFA - Saturated Fatty Acids - eg most animal fats and coconut oil SU: Sulfonylurea. Any of a group of medications that treat hyperglycemia. See SU TZD: Thiazolidinedione. Any of a group of medications that treat hyperglycemia. UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study, a research study. See UKPDS VLDL - Very Low Density Lipids **************** Acronyms used on the net: AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned AFAIK As Far As I Know AFAIR As Far As I Recall AFAIR As Far As I Remember AIIC As If I Care AKA or a.k.a. Also Known As ALA As Long As ASAP As Soon As Possible AYOR At Your Own Risk AYPI And Your Point Is BEG Big Evil Grin BG Big Grin BOC But Of Course BTDT Been There Done That BTW By The Way CYA See Ya or Cover Your Ass S/L DownLoad DBEYR Don't Believe Everything You Read DFTT Don't Feed the Trolls DIIK Damned If I Know DIY Do It Yourself FYI For Your Information FWIW For What It's Worth G Grin G1 Good One GD&R Grinning Ducking & Running GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST Gee, I Wish I'd Said That GMAB Give Me A Break GMTA Great Minds Think Alike IIR If I Recall IIRC If I Remember Correctly IME In My Experience IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IOW In Other Words IWBS I Was Being Stupid IYD In Your Dreams IYDM If You Don't Mind IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean IYL If You Like IYO In Your Opinion IYSS If You Say So IYSWIM If You See What I Mean T/C Just Checking U/K Just Kidding! V/W Just Wondering J4G Just For Grins JFG Just For Grins JIC Just In Case JMO Just My Opinion LMAO Laughing My Ass Off LOL Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love) LOLA Laughing Out Loud Again MYOB Mind Your Own Business W/A Not Applicable -or- Not Affiliated NAFAIK Not As Far As I Know NIME Not In My Experience PITA Pain In The Ass PONA Person Of No Account POS Piece Of Sh** or Point Of Sale or Parent Over Shoulder POV Point of View ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off RTFM Read The F***ing Manual SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio SO Significant Other SOL Sh** Out of Luck SOP Standard Operating Procedure SOS Same Old Story or Some One Special or Help SP (sorry for bad) Spelling SWAG Scientific Wild Ass Guess SWAK Sent (or Sealed) With A Kiss SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed TA Thanks Again TFN Thanks For Nothing TFTT Thanks For The Tip THX or TX or THKS Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek TLA Three Letter Acronym TNX Thanks TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge TTTH Talk To The Hand TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off VBG Very Big Grin VBS Very Big Smile VM Voice Mail WAG Wild Ass Guess WFM Works For Me WRT With Regard To YMMV Your Mileage May Vary YOYO You're On Your Own
Answers:
TX Fred henzi "Bay Area Dave" <davea~nospam.com wrote in message news:hxGmb.6059$hy7.132~newssvr27.news.prodigy.com...
The two lists included in this post are designed to get
newbie diabetics and newbie posters up to speed on some of
the more popular abbreviations used here.
The following two lists are designed to be short and sweet.
If you notice a glaring omission let me know, but seldom
used ones will not be added. The following link will take
you to a more complete list of internet acronyms:
http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
****************
Acronyms used by diabetics and dieters:
A1c: A test that shows the percentage of hemoglobin that has
glucose attached. Hemoglobin is composed of several
components, and the component of concern is the "c"
subcomponent of the "A1" component of hemoglobin. See
Glycosylated Hemoglobin and similar diabetes tests.
AACE: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
AADE: American Association of Diabetes Educators. See AADE
ACEI or ACE-inhibitor: Any of a group of medications that
treat hypertension and help protect the kidneys.
ADA: either of two organizations: American Diabetes
Association. See ADA or American Dietetic Association
ASCVD: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular disease
BG / BS: blood glucose / blood sugar
BMI: Body Mass Index. A measure to gauge total body fat
which takes into account a person's weight and height.
BP: Blood Pressure
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A US
governmental agency. See CDC website.
CDE: Certified Diabetes Educator. A health professional who
is certified by the National Certification Board for
Diabetes Educators to teach people with diabetes how
to manage their condition.
CHO: Carbohydrate
CSII: Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (by
insulin pump).
CVD: Cardiovascular disease
DCCT: Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, a research
study. See DCCT
DI: Diabetes insipidus. A different disorder from DM.
DIDMOAD: diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic
atrophy and deafness. Also called Wolfram Syndrome.
DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DM: Diabetes mellitus
DPP: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study. See DPP
DPT-1: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study.
See DPT-1
EFA(s) - Essential Fatty Acids.
FBS / FPG: Fasting blood/plasma glucose
GAD: Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase. The presence of antibodies
to GAD (called anti-GAD antibodies) in the blood is an early
indication of the start of the autoimmune process in Type 1
Diabetes.
GTT or OGTT: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
HbA1C: Hemoglobin A1C
HDL - High Density Lipids
HBP: High blood pressure (hypertension)
HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigen
IDDM: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded term
for type 1 diabetes.
IVGTT: Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test
JDRF or JDF: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
International. See JDRF
LADA: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults
L: Lente. an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
LDL - Low Density Lipids
MDI: Multiple daily injections (of insulin).
MODY: Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young. A form of
diabetes characterised by early age of onset (usually less
than 25 years of age), and autosomal dominant inheritance.
MSFA - Monosaturated Fatty Acids - eg olive oil, peanut oil.
NIDDK: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Disease: A US government agency that deals with
diabetes; part of the NIH.
NIDDM: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded
term for type 2 diabetes.
NLD: Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum
NPH: Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (or Not Particularly
Helpful!): an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
OHA: Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
PHHI: Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy.
An alternate term for Nesidioblastosis.
PUFA(s) - Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids - eg Soy oil
PP - Post Priandial
PVD: Peripheral Vascular Disease
R: Regular. an insulin product that lasts a few hours.
SFA - Saturated Fatty Acids - eg most animal fats and
coconut oil
SU: Sulfonylurea. Any of a group of medications that treat
hyperglycemia. See SU
TZD: Thiazolidinedione. Any of a group of medications that
treat hyperglycemia.
UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study, a research
study. See UKPDS
VLDL - Very Low Density Lipids
****************
Acronyms used on the net:
AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK As Far As I Know AFAIR As Far As I Recall AFAIR As Far
As I Remember AIIC As If I Care AKA or a.k.a. Also Known As
ALA As Long As ASAP As Soon As Possible AYOR At Your Own
Risk AYPI And Your Point Is BEG Big Evil Grin BG Big Grin
BOC But Of Course BTDT Been There Done That BTW By The Way
CYA See Ya or Cover Your Ass
D/L DownLoad DBEYR Don't Believe Everything You Read DFTT
Don't Feed the Trolls DIIK Damned If I Know DIY Do It
Yourself FYI For Your Information FWIW For What It's Worth
G Grin G1 Good One GD&R Grinning Ducking & Running GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GMAB Give Me A Break GMTA Great Minds Think Alike IIR If I
Recall IIRC If I Remember Correctly IME In My Experience
IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IOW In Other
Words IWBS I Was Being Stupid IYD In Your Dreams IYDM If
You Don't Mind IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean IYL If You Like IYO In Your
Opinion IYSS If You Say So IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
J/C Just Checking
J/K Just Kidding!
J/W Just Wondering J4G Just For Grins JFG Just For Grins JIC
Just In Case JMO Just My Opinion LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love) LOLA
Laughing Out Loud Again MYOB Mind Your Own Business
N/A Not Applicable -or- Not Affiliated NAFAIK Not As Far As
I Know NIME Not In My Experience PITA Pain In The Ass PONA
Person Of No Account POS Piece Of Sh** or Point Of Sale or
Parent Over Shoulder POV Point of View ROFL Rolling On the
Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My
Ass Off RTFM Read The F***ing Manual SNR Signal-to-Noise
Ratio SO Significant Other SOL Sh** Out of Luck SOP
Standard Operating Procedure SOS Same Old Story or Some
One Special or Help SP (sorry for bad) Spelling SWAG
Scientific Wild Ass Guess SWAK Sent (or Sealed) With A
Kiss SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed TA Thanks Again TFN
Thanks For Nothing TFTT Thanks For The Tip THX or TX or
THKS Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek TLA
Three Letter Acronym TNX Thanks TTBOMK To The Best Of My
Knowledge TTTH Talk To The Hand TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK
Off VBG Very Big Grin VBS Very Big Smile VM Voice Mail WAG
Wild Ass Guess WFM Works For Me WRT With Regard To YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary YOYO You're On Your Own
Answers:
Two that get used often in this group are; WOE - Way of Eating and YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary. We do get a lot of queries about the second one here - It seems to be peculiar to asd. I don't know where either of those would fit in your classifications. Annette "Bay Area Dave" <davea~nospam.com wrote in message news:hxGmb.6059$hy7.132~newssvr27.news.prodigy.com...
The two lists included in this post are designed to
get newbie diabetics
and newbie posters up to speed on some of the more popular abbreviations
used here.
The following two lists are designed to be short and
sweet. If you
notice a glaring omission let me know, but seldom used
ones will not be
added. The following link will take you to a more
complete list of
internet acronyms: http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
****************
Acronyms used by diabetics and dieters:
A1c: A test that shows the percentage of hemoglobin that has glucose
attached. Hemoglobin is composed of several components, and
the component of concern is the "c" subcomponent of the "A1"
component of
hemoglobin. See Glycosylated Hemoglobin and similar diabetes tests.
AACE: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
AADE: American Association of Diabetes Educators. See AADE
ACEI or ACE-inhibitor: Any of a group of medications that
treat hypertension and help protect the kidneys.
ADA: either of two organizations: American Diabetes
Association. See ADA
or American Dietetic Association
ASCVD: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular disease
BG / BS: blood glucose / blood sugar
BMI: Body Mass Index. A measure to gauge total body
fat which takes into
account a person's weight and height.
BP: Blood Pressure
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A US
governmental agency. See CDC website.
CDE: Certified Diabetes Educator. A health professional who
is certified
by the National Certification Board for Diabetes
Educators to teach
people with diabetes how to manage their condition.
CHO: Carbohydrate
CSII: Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (by
insulin pump).
CVD: Cardiovascular disease
DCCT: Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, a research
study. See DCCT
DI: Diabetes insipidus. A different disorder from DM.
DIDMOAD: diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic
atrophy and deafness. Also called Wolfram Syndrome.
DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DM: Diabetes mellitus
DPP: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study. See DPP
DPT-1: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study.
See DPT-1
EFA(s) - Essential Fatty Acids.
FBS / FPG: Fasting blood/plasma glucose
GAD: Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase. The presence of
antibodies to GAD
(called anti-GAD antibodies) in the blood is an early
indication of the
start of the autoimmune process in Type 1 Diabetes.
GTT or OGTT: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
HbA1C: Hemoglobin A1C
HDL - High Density Lipids
HBP: High blood pressure (hypertension)
HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigen
IDDM: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded term
for type 1
diabetes.
IVGTT: Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test
JDRF or JDF: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
International. See JDRF
LADA: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults
L: Lente. an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
LDL - Low Density Lipids
MDI: Multiple daily injections (of insulin).
MODY: Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young. A form of
diabetes characterised by early age of onset (usually less
than 25 years of age),
and autosomal dominant inheritance.
MSFA - Monosaturated Fatty Acids - eg olive oil, peanut oil.
NIDDK: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Disease:
A US government agency that deals with diabetes; part of
the NIH.
NIDDM: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an
out-moded term for
type 2 diabetes.
NLD: Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum
NPH: Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (or Not Particularly
Helpful!): an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
OHA: Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
PHHI: Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of
Infancy. An alternate
term for Nesidioblastosis.
PUFA(s) - Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids - eg Soy oil
PP - Post Priandial
PVD: Peripheral Vascular Disease
R: Regular. an insulin product that lasts a few hours.
SFA - Saturated Fatty Acids - eg most animal fats and
coconut oil
SU: Sulfonylurea. Any of a group of medications that treat
hyperglycemia. See SU
TZD: Thiazolidinedione. Any of a group of medications that
treat hyperglycemia.
UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study, a research study. See
UKPDS
VLDL - Very Low Density Lipids
****************
Acronyms used on the net:
AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK As Far As I Know AFAIR As Far As I Recall AFAIR As Far
As I Remember AIIC As If I Care AKA or a.k.a. Also Known As
ALA As Long As ASAP As Soon As Possible AYOR At Your Own
Risk AYPI And Your Point Is BEG Big Evil Grin BG Big Grin
BOC But Of Course BTDT Been There Done That BTW By The Way
CYA See Ya or Cover Your Ass
D/L DownLoad DBEYR Don't Believe Everything You Read DFTT
Don't Feed the Trolls DIIK Damned If I Know DIY Do It
Yourself FYI For Your Information FWIW For What It's Worth
G Grin G1 Good One GD&R Grinning Ducking & Running GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GMAB Give Me A Break GMTA Great Minds Think Alike IIR If I
Recall IIRC If I Remember Correctly IME In My Experience
IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IOW In Other
Words IWBS I Was Being Stupid IYD In Your Dreams IYDM If
You Don't Mind IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean IYL If You Like IYO In Your
Opinion IYSS If You Say So IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
J/C Just Checking
J/K Just Kidding!
J/W Just Wondering J4G Just For Grins JFG Just For Grins JIC
Just In Case JMO Just My Opinion LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love) LOLA
Laughing Out Loud Again MYOB Mind Your Own Business
N/A Not Applicable -or- Not Affiliated NAFAIK Not As Far As
I Know NIME Not In My Experience PITA Pain In The Ass PONA
Person Of No Account POS Piece Of Sh** or Point Of Sale or
Parent Over Shoulder POV Point of View ROFL Rolling On the
Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My
Ass Off RTFM Read The F***ing Manual SNR Signal-to-Noise
Ratio SO Significant Other SOL Sh** Out of Luck SOP
Standard Operating Procedure SOS Same Old Story or Some
One Special or Help SP (sorry for bad) Spelling SWAG
Scientific Wild Ass Guess SWAK Sent (or Sealed) With A
Kiss SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed TA Thanks Again TFN
Thanks For Nothing TFTT Thanks For The Tip THX or TX or
THKS Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek TLA
Three Letter Acronym TNX Thanks TTBOMK To The Best Of My
Knowledge TTTH Talk To The Hand TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK
Off VBG Very Big Grin VBS Very Big Smile VM Voice Mail WAG
Wild Ass Guess WFM Works For Me WRT With Regard To YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary YOYO You're On Your Own
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Answers:
Oooops, found YMMV. Sorry, I missed it first up. You've done a great job! Annette "Bay Area Dave" <davea~nospam.com wrote in message news:hxGmb.6059$hy7.132~newssvr27.news.prodigy.com...
The two lists included in this post are designed to
get newbie diabetics
and newbie posters up to speed on some of the more popular abbreviations
used here.
The following two lists are designed to be short and
sweet. If you
notice a glaring omission let me know, but seldom used
ones will not be
added. The following link will take you to a more
complete list of
internet acronyms: http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
****************
Acronyms used by diabetics and dieters:
A1c: A test that shows the percentage of hemoglobin that has glucose
attached. Hemoglobin is composed of several components, and
the component of concern is the "c" subcomponent of the "A1"
component of
hemoglobin. See Glycosylated Hemoglobin and similar diabetes tests.
AACE: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
AADE: American Association of Diabetes Educators. See AADE
ACEI or ACE-inhibitor: Any of a group of medications that
treat hypertension and help protect the kidneys.
ADA: either of two organizations: American Diabetes
Association. See ADA
or American Dietetic Association
ASCVD: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular disease
BG / BS: blood glucose / blood sugar
BMI: Body Mass Index. A measure to gauge total body
fat which takes into
account a person's weight and height.
BP: Blood Pressure
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A US
governmental agency. See CDC website.
CDE: Certified Diabetes Educator. A health professional who
is certified
by the National Certification Board for Diabetes
Educators to teach
people with diabetes how to manage their condition.
CHO: Carbohydrate
CSII: Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (by
insulin pump).
CVD: Cardiovascular disease
DCCT: Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, a research
study. See DCCT
DI: Diabetes insipidus. A different disorder from DM.
DIDMOAD: diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic
atrophy and deafness. Also called Wolfram Syndrome.
DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DM: Diabetes mellitus
DPP: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study. See DPP
DPT-1: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study.
See DPT-1
EFA(s) - Essential Fatty Acids.
FBS / FPG: Fasting blood/plasma glucose
GAD: Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase. The presence of
antibodies to GAD
(called anti-GAD antibodies) in the blood is an early
indication of the
start of the autoimmune process in Type 1 Diabetes.
GTT or OGTT: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
HbA1C: Hemoglobin A1C
HDL - High Density Lipids
HBP: High blood pressure (hypertension)
HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigen
IDDM: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded term
for type 1
diabetes.
IVGTT: Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test
JDRF or JDF: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
International. See JDRF
LADA: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults
L: Lente. an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
LDL - Low Density Lipids
MDI: Multiple daily injections (of insulin).
MODY: Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young. A form of
diabetes characterised by early age of onset (usually less
than 25 years of age),
and autosomal dominant inheritance.
MSFA - Monosaturated Fatty Acids - eg olive oil, peanut oil.
NIDDK: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Disease:
A US government agency that deals with diabetes; part of
the NIH.
NIDDM: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an
out-moded term for
type 2 diabetes.
NLD: Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum
NPH: Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (or Not Particularly
Helpful!): an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
OHA: Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
PHHI: Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of
Infancy. An alternate
term for Nesidioblastosis.
PUFA(s) - Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids - eg Soy oil
PP - Post Priandial
PVD: Peripheral Vascular Disease
R: Regular. an insulin product that lasts a few hours.
SFA - Saturated Fatty Acids - eg most animal fats and
coconut oil
SU: Sulfonylurea. Any of a group of medications that treat
hyperglycemia. See SU
TZD: Thiazolidinedione. Any of a group of medications that
treat hyperglycemia.
UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study, a research study. See
UKPDS
VLDL - Very Low Density Lipids
****************
Acronyms used on the net:
AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK As Far As I Know AFAIR As Far As I Recall AFAIR As Far
As I Remember AIIC As If I Care AKA or a.k.a. Also Known As
ALA As Long As ASAP As Soon As Possible AYOR At Your Own
Risk AYPI And Your Point Is BEG Big Evil Grin BG Big Grin
BOC But Of Course BTDT Been There Done That BTW By The Way
CYA See Ya or Cover Your Ass
D/L DownLoad DBEYR Don't Believe Everything You Read DFTT
Don't Feed the Trolls DIIK Damned If I Know DIY Do It
Yourself FYI For Your Information FWIW For What It's Worth
G Grin G1 Good One GD&R Grinning Ducking & Running GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GMAB Give Me A Break GMTA Great Minds Think Alike IIR If I
Recall IIRC If I Remember Correctly IME In My Experience
IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IOW In Other
Words IWBS I Was Being Stupid IYD In Your Dreams IYDM If
You Don't Mind IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean IYL If You Like IYO In Your
Opinion IYSS If You Say So IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
J/C Just Checking
J/K Just Kidding!
J/W Just Wondering J4G Just For Grins JFG Just For Grins JIC
Just In Case JMO Just My Opinion LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love) LOLA
Laughing Out Loud Again MYOB Mind Your Own Business
N/A Not Applicable -or- Not Affiliated NAFAIK Not As Far As
I Know NIME Not In My Experience PITA Pain In The Ass PONA
Person Of No Account POS Piece Of Sh** or Point Of Sale or
Parent Over Shoulder POV Point of View ROFL Rolling On the
Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My
Ass Off RTFM Read The F***ing Manual SNR Signal-to-Noise
Ratio SO Significant Other SOL Sh** Out of Luck SOP
Standard Operating Procedure SOS Same Old Story or Some
One Special or Help SP (sorry for bad) Spelling SWAG
Scientific Wild Ass Guess SWAK Sent (or Sealed) With A
Kiss SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed TA Thanks Again TFN
Thanks For Nothing TFTT Thanks For The Tip THX or TX or
THKS Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek TLA
Three Letter Acronym TNX Thanks TTBOMK To The Best Of My
Knowledge TTTH Talk To The Hand TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK
Off VBG Very Big Grin VBS Very Big Smile VM Voice Mail WAG
Wild Ass Guess WFM Works For Me WRT With Regard To YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary YOYO You're On Your Own
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Answers:
Bay Area Dave wrote:
The two lists included in this post are designed to get
newbie diabetics and newbie posters up to speed on some of
the more popular abbreviations used here.
The following two lists are designed to be short and sweet.
If you notice a glaring omission let me know, but seldom
used ones will not be added. The following link will take
you to a more complete list of internet acronyms:
http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
****************
Acronyms used by diabetics and dieters:
A1c: A test that shows the percentage of hemoglobin that has
glucose attached. Hemoglobin is composed of several
components, and the component of concern is the "c"
subcomponent of the "A1" component of hemoglobin. See
Glycosylated Hemoglobin and similar diabetes tests.
AACE: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
AADE: American Association of Diabetes Educators. See AADE
ACEI or ACE-inhibitor: Any of a group of medications that
treat hypertension and help protect the kidneys.
ADA: either of two organizations: American Diabetes
Association. See ADA or American Dietetic Association
ASCVD: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular disease
BG / BS: blood glucose / blood sugar
BMI: Body Mass Index. A measure to gauge total body fat
which takes into account a person's weight and height.
BP: Blood Pressure
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A US
governmental agency. See CDC website.
CDE: Certified Diabetes Educator. A health professional who
is certified by the National Certification Board for
Diabetes Educators to teach people with diabetes how
to manage their condition.
CHO: Carbohydrate
CSII: Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (by
insulin pump).
CVD: Cardiovascular disease
DCCT: Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, a research
study. See DCCT
DI: Diabetes insipidus. A different disorder from DM.
DIDMOAD: diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic
atrophy and deafness. Also called Wolfram Syndrome.
DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DM: Diabetes mellitus
DPP: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study. See DPP
DPT-1: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study.
See DPT-1
EFA(s) - Essential Fatty Acids.
FBS / FPG: Fasting blood/plasma glucose
GAD: Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase. The presence of antibodies
to GAD (called anti-GAD antibodies) in the blood is an early
indication of the start of the autoimmune process in Type 1
Diabetes.
GTT or OGTT: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
HbA1C: Hemoglobin A1C
HDL - High Density Lipids
HBP: High blood pressure (hypertension)
HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigen
IDDM: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded term
for type 1 diabetes.
IVGTT: Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test
JDRF or JDF: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
International. See JDRF
LADA: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults
L: Lente. an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
LDL - Low Density Lipids
MDI: Multiple daily injections (of insulin).
MODY: Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young. A form of
diabetes characterised by early age of onset (usually less
than 25 years of age), and autosomal dominant inheritance.
MSFA - Monosaturated Fatty Acids - eg olive oil, peanut oil.
NIDDK: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Disease: A US government agency that deals with
diabetes; part of the NIH.
NIDDM: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded
term for type 2 diabetes.
NLD: Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum
NPH: Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (or Not Particularly
Helpful!): an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
OHA: Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
PHHI: Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy.
An alternate term for Nesidioblastosis.
PUFA(s) - Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids - eg Soy oil
PP - Post Priandial
PVD: Peripheral Vascular Disease
R: Regular. an insulin product that lasts a few hours.
SFA - Saturated Fatty Acids - eg most animal fats and
coconut oil
SU: Sulfonylurea. Any of a group of medications that treat
hyperglycemia. See SU
TZD: Thiazolidinedione. Any of a group of medications that
treat hyperglycemia.
UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study, a research
study. See UKPDS
VLDL - Very Low Density Lipids
****************
Acronyms used on the net:
AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK As Far As I Know AFAIR As Far As I Recall AFAIR As Far
As I Remember AIIC As If I Care AKA or a.k.a. Also Known As
ALA As Long As ASAP As Soon As Possible AYOR At Your Own
Risk AYPI And Your Point Is BEG Big Evil Grin BG Big Grin
BOC But Of Course BTDT Been There Done That BTW By The Way
CYA See Ya or Cover Your Ass
D/L DownLoad DBEYR Don't Believe Everything You Read DFTT
Don't Feed the Trolls DIIK Damned If I Know DIY Do It
Yourself FYI For Your Information FWIW For What It's Worth
G Grin G1 Good One GD&R Grinning Ducking & Running GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GMAB Give Me A Break GMTA Great Minds Think Alike IIR If I
Recall IIRC If I Remember Correctly IME In My Experience
IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IOW In Other
Words IWBS I Was Being Stupid IYD In Your Dreams IYDM If
You Don't Mind IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean IYL If You Like IYO In Your
Opinion IYSS If You Say So IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
J/C Just Checking
J/K Just Kidding!
J/W Just Wondering J4G Just For Grins JFG Just For Grins JIC
Just In Case JMO Just My Opinion LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love) LOLA
Laughing Out Loud Again MYOB Mind Your Own Business
N/A Not Applicable -or- Not Affiliated NAFAIK Not As Far As
I Know NIME Not In My Experience PITA Pain In The Ass PONA
Person Of No Account POS Piece Of Sh** or Point Of Sale or
Parent Over Shoulder POV Point of View ROFL Rolling On the
Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My
Ass Off RTFM Read The F***ing Manual SNR Signal-to-Noise
Ratio SO Significant Other SOL Sh** Out of Luck SOP
Standard Operating Procedure SOS Same Old Story or Some
One Special or Help SP (sorry for bad) Spelling SWAG
Scientific Wild Ass Guess SWAK Sent (or Sealed) With A
Kiss SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed TA Thanks Again TFN
Thanks For Nothing TFTT Thanks For The Tip THX or TX or
THKS Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek TLA
Three Letter Acronym TNX Thanks TTBOMK To The Best Of My
Knowledge TTTH Talk To The Hand TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK
Off VBG Very Big Grin VBS Very Big Smile VM Voice Mail WAG
Wild Ass Guess WFM Works For Me WRT With Regard To YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary YOYO You're On Your Own GP - General practitioner PCP - Primary care physician see: GP Vicki
Answers:
Annette wrote:
We do get a lot of queries about the second one here - It
seems to be peculiar to asd. I don't know where either of
those would fit in your classifications. Actually, it's used anywhere that people want to emphasize that their words are not absolute. I think the reason so many ask what it means is that many newbies were toddlers when someone transferred the phrase from U.S. car stickers to Usenet and initialized it. -- Wes Groleau Can we afford to be relevant? http://www.cetesol.org/stevick.html
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"YMMV" is already on the list, Annette! dave Annette wrote: snip
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary YOYO You're On Your Own
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and I responded to your first message! Annette wrote:
Oooops, found YMMV. Sorry, I missed it first up. You've done
a great job!
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those are 2 good ones. thanks. I'll add them in. dave Vicki Beausoleil wrote: snip
GP - General practitioner PCP - Primary care physician see:
GP
Vicki
Answers:
Your list will really help us! Dick Price 42+years Bay Area Dave wrote:
The two lists included in this post are designed to get
newbie diabetics and newbie posters up to speed on some of
the more popular abbreviations used here.
The following two lists are designed to be short and sweet.
If you notice a glaring omission let me know, but seldom
used ones will not be added. The following link will take
you to a more complete list of internet acronyms:
http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
****************
Acronyms used by diabetics and dieters:
A1c: A test that shows the percentage of hemoglobin that has
glucose attached. Hemoglobin is composed of several
components, and the component of concern is the "c"
subcomponent of the "A1" component of hemoglobin. See
Glycosylated Hemoglobin and similar diabetes tests.
AACE: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
AADE: American Association of Diabetes Educators. See AADE
ACEI or ACE-inhibitor: Any of a group of medications that
treat hypertension and help protect the kidneys.
ADA: either of two organizations: American Diabetes
Association. See ADA or American Dietetic Association
ASCVD: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular disease
BG / BS: blood glucose / blood sugar
BMI: Body Mass Index. A measure to gauge total body fat
which takes into account a person's weight and height.
BP: Blood Pressure
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A US
governmental agency. See CDC website.
CDE: Certified Diabetes Educator. A health professional who
is certified by the National Certification Board for
Diabetes Educators to teach people with diabetes how
to manage their condition.
CHO: Carbohydrate
CSII: Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (by
insulin pump).
CVD: Cardiovascular disease
DCCT: Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, a research
study. See DCCT
DI: Diabetes insipidus. A different disorder from DM.
DIDMOAD: diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic
atrophy and deafness. Also called Wolfram Syndrome.
DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DM: Diabetes mellitus
DPP: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study. See DPP
DPT-1: Diabetes Prevention Program, a research study.
See DPT-1
EFA(s) - Essential Fatty Acids.
FBS / FPG: Fasting blood/plasma glucose
GAD: Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase. The presence of antibodies
to GAD (called anti-GAD antibodies) in the blood is an early
indication of the start of the autoimmune process in Type 1
Diabetes.
GTT or OGTT: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
HbA1C: Hemoglobin A1C
HDL - High Density Lipids
HBP: High blood pressure (hypertension)
HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigen
IDDM: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded term
for type 1 diabetes.
IVGTT: Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test
JDRF or JDF: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
International. See JDRF
LADA: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults
L: Lente. an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
LDL - Low Density Lipids
MDI: Multiple daily injections (of insulin).
MODY: Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young. A form of
diabetes characterised by early age of onset (usually less
than 25 years of age), and autosomal dominant inheritance.
MSFA - Monosaturated Fatty Acids - eg olive oil, peanut oil.
NIDDK: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Disease: A US government agency that deals with
diabetes; part of the NIH.
NIDDM: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an out-moded
term for type 2 diabetes.
NLD: Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum
NPH: Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (or Not Particularly
Helpful!): an insulin product that lasts about a half-day.
OHA: Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
PHHI: Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy.
An alternate term for Nesidioblastosis.
PUFA(s) - Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids - eg Soy oil
PP - Post Priandial
PVD: Peripheral Vascular Disease
R: Regular. an insulin product that lasts a few hours.
SFA - Saturated Fatty Acids - eg most animal fats and
coconut oil
SU: Sulfonylurea. Any of a group of medications that treat
hyperglycemia. See SU
TZD: Thiazolidinedione. Any of a group of medications that
treat hyperglycemia.
UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study, a research
study. See UKPDS
VLDL - Very Low Density Lipids
****************
Acronyms used on the net:
AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK As Far As I Know AFAIR As Far As I Recall AFAIR As Far
As I Remember AIIC As If I Care AKA or a.k.a. Also Known As
ALA As Long As ASAP As Soon As Possible AYOR At Your Own
Risk AYPI And Your Point Is BEG Big Evil Grin BG Big Grin
BOC But Of Course BTDT Been There Done That BTW By The Way
CYA See Ya or Cover Your Ass
D/L DownLoad DBEYR Don't Believe Everything You Read DFTT
Don't Feed the Trolls DIIK Damned If I Know DIY Do It
Yourself FYI For Your Information FWIW For What It's Worth
G Grin G1 Good One GD&R Grinning Ducking & Running GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GMAB Give Me A Break GMTA Great Minds Think Alike IIR If I
Recall IIRC If I Remember Correctly IME In My Experience
IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IOW In Other
Words IWBS I Was Being Stupid IYD In Your Dreams IYDM If
You Don't Mind IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean IYL If You Like IYO In Your
Opinion IYSS If You Say So IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
J/C Just Checking
J/K Just Kidding!
J/W Just Wondering J4G Just For Grins JFG Just For Grins JIC
Just In Case JMO Just My Opinion LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love) LOLA
Laughing Out Loud Again MYOB Mind Your Own Business
N/A Not Applicable -or- Not Affiliated NAFAIK Not As Far As
I Know NIME Not In My Experience PITA Pain In The Ass PONA
Person Of No Account POS Piece Of Sh** or Point Of Sale or
Parent Over Shoulder POV Point of View ROFL Rolling On the
Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My
Ass Off RTFM Read The F***ing Manual SNR Signal-to-Noise
Ratio SO Significant Other SOL Sh** Out of Luck SOP
Standard Operating Procedure SOS Same Old Story or Some
One Special or Help SP (sorry for bad) Spelling SWAG
Scientific Wild Ass Guess SWAK Sent (or Sealed) With A
Kiss SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed TA Thanks Again TFN
Thanks For Nothing TFTT Thanks For The Tip THX or TX or
THKS Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek TLA
Three Letter Acronym TNX Thanks TTBOMK To The Best Of My
Knowledge TTTH Talk To The Hand TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK
Off VBG Very Big Grin VBS Very Big Smile VM Voice Mail WAG
Wild Ass Guess WFM Works For Me WRT With Regard To YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary YOYO You're On Your Own
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"Vicki Beausoleil" <VBeausoleil~netscape.net wrote in message news:3F9BFFEE.564FBF5F~netscape.net...
GP - General practitioner PCP - Primary care physician see:
GP
Vicki Thanks Vicki, We use GP in Australia, and I was never quite sure what the corresponding term was in the US. Annette --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 22/10/03
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You are welcome, Richard! dave Richard W. Price wrote:
Your list will really help us!
Dick Price 42+years
Answers:
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:13:10 GMT, Bay Area Dave <davea~nospam.com wrote:
You are welcome, Richard!
dave
Richard W. Price wrote:
Your list will really help us!
Dick Price 42+years Could some please post that some where.. I think that might new people in the future.. ;-) Jeremy Jeremy/Destined - supercommodore~maildotcom Remove Dot add . to send me email
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