# Diabetes Acronyms

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-acronyms/178
**Category:** Diabedia wiki
**Created:** [March 23, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-acronyms/178 "2017-03-23T20:39:09Z")
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#### Post date: [March 23, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-acronyms/178/1 "2017-03-23T20:39:09Z")

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Here are some commonly used acronyms for diabetes terminology that you might find on the forum. For definitions of these terms, click here.

**A1c** : Hemoglobin A1c

**ADA** : American Diabetes Association

**AG** : Autoimmune Gastritis

**ATD** : Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

**BG** : Blood Glucose, also referred to as blood sugar

**BOB** : Bolus On Board, also known as IOB

**BS** : Blood Sugar, also referred to as blood glucose

**CD** : Celiac Disease

**CDE** : Certified Diabetes Educator

**CGM(S)**: Continuous Glucose Monitor (System).

**D** : Diabetes

**DIA** : Duration of Insulin Action

**DKA** : Diabetic KetoAcidosis

**DOC** : Diabetes Online Community

**DP** : Dawn Phenomenon

**DU** : Diabetes Unlimited (this website)

**DX** : Diagnosis

**FBG** : Fasting blood glucose

**GI** : Glycemic Index

**GL** : Glycemic Load

**GV** : Glycemic Variability

**IDDM** : Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

**IOB** : Insulin on Board

**ICR I:CR**  **IC RATIO** : Insulin/Carbohydrate Ratio

**IR** : Insulin Resistance

**ISF** : insulin Sensitivity Factor or correction factor

**JDRF** : Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

**JRA** : Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

**LADA** : Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults

**LCHF** : Low Carb High Fat diet

**MAGE** : Mean Amplitude of Glycemic Excursion

**MDI** : Multiple Daily Injections

**MODY** : Mature Onset Diabetes of the Young

**NIDDM** : Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (always Type 2)

**NP** : Nurse Practitioner

**OC or DOC** : Diabetes Online Community.

**OTC** : Over The Counter (vs prescription required)

**PA** : Pernicious Anemia

**PCP** : Primary Care Provider

**PPG** : Post Prandial Glucose (2 hours after a meal)

**PWD** : Person With Diabetes

**RX** : Prescription

**SD** : Standard Deviation for the BG trace of a CGM

**T1 or T1D** : Type 1 (autoimmune) Diabetes

**T1.5** : Type 1.5 diabetes, alternative name for LADA

**T1DM** : Type 1 (autoimmune) diabetes mellitus

**T2 or T2D** : Type 2 Diabetes

**T2DM** : Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

**TAG** : Total Available Glucose

**TDD** : Total Daily Dose of insulin

**YDMV** : Your Diabetes May Vary

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Partial reference: [List of NIH diabetes-related abbreviations](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK343415/)

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#### Post date: [April 4, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-acronyms/178/3 "2017-04-04T17:32:21Z")

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> [@Irish](#):
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> IC RATIO: Insulin/Carbohydrate Ratio

Also seen as I:CR and just ICR

> [@Irish](#):
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> T2DM: Type 2 (insulin resistant) Diabetes Mellitus

Whilst _most_ T2s are IR, some are not. Just how many of the leaner, less insulin resistant T2s are misdiagnosed T1, LADA or some form (perhaps still unidentified) of MODY is unkown.

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Also –

MAGE: Mean Amplitude of Glycemic Excursion

GL: Glycemic Load

GV: Glycemic Variability

TAG: Total Available Glucose