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<blockquote data-quote="Jem" data-source="post: 30005" data-attributes="member: 11146"><p>Somebody was asking for a list to be compiled of the abbreviations we use - and what they all mean, so I thought it would be helpful to add a thread for that purpose.</p><p></p><p>PLEASE add to the list asap (arf!) because I'm sure my input will not be much use by itself!</p><p></p><p></p><p>BG - blood glucose (this is the measurement of glucose circulating in the blood)</p><p>BS - blood sugar (as above)</p><p>PP - post prandial (this means a period of time after eating, usually recorded as 2 hours but often 1)</p><p>HBA1C - ????? (this refers to the longer term {90 day--3 months} level of glucose in the blood)</p><p>Hypo - hypoglyceamia (this means blood sugar level is too low)</p><p></p><p>Please please add and edit and comment at will ... we must admit it can be confusing for people coming onto the board and half the time I don't know what they are either, so I thought I'd just make a start! If required, I can edit and add to this first post to make it a source of information <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>J/x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jem, post: 30005, member: 11146"] Somebody was asking for a list to be compiled of the abbreviations we use - and what they all mean, so I thought it would be helpful to add a thread for that purpose. PLEASE add to the list asap (arf!) because I'm sure my input will not be much use by itself! BG - blood glucose (this is the measurement of glucose circulating in the blood) BS - blood sugar (as above) PP - post prandial (this means a period of time after eating, usually recorded as 2 hours but often 1) HBA1C - ????? (this refers to the longer term {90 day--3 months} level of glucose in the blood) Hypo - hypoglyceamia (this means blood sugar level is too low) Please please add and edit and comment at will ... we must admit it can be confusing for people coming onto the board and half the time I don't know what they are either, so I thought I'd just make a start! If required, I can edit and add to this first post to make it a source of information :) J/x [/QUOTE]
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