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COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
Some common abbreviations you may come across when reading about prediabetes are listed below.
Some may be more relevant to full blown diabetes, but have been listed as they often appear in information for prediabetes.
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2hPG
A1c
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BG
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BS
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Carbs
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CGM
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CHO
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FBG
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​FPG
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FGM
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Hb
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​HbA1c
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​IFG
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IGT
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IGR
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IR
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mmol/l
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mmol/mol
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NICE
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OGTT
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PG​​​​
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RI
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T2
2-hour plasma glucose
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Glycated haemoglobin
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Blood glucose
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Blood sugar
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Carbohydrates
Continuous glucose meter/monitoring​​
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Carbohydrates
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Fasting blood glucose
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Fasting plasma glucose
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​Flash glucose meter/monitoring
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​Haemoglobin
Glucose and haemoglobin joined together
​Impaired fasting glucose
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Impaired glucose tolerance
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Impaired glucose regulation
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Insulin resistance
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Millimoles per litre
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Millimoles per mole
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National Institute for Clinical Excellence
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Oral glucose tolerance test
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Plasma glucose
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Reference Indicator - food labelling
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Type II diabetes