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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.
2hPG
A1c
BG
BS
Carbs
CGM
CHO
FBG
FPG
FGM
Hb
HbA1c
IFG
IGT
IGR
IR
mmol/l
mmol/mol
NICE
OGTT
PG
RI
T2
2-hour plasma glucose
Glycated haemoglobin
Blood glucose
Blood sugar
Carbohydrates
Continuous glucose meter/monitoring
Carbohydrates
Fasting blood glucose
Fasting plasma glucose
Flash glucose meter/monitoring
Haemoglobin
Glucose and haemoglobin joined together
Impaired fasting glucose
Impaired glucose tolerance
Impaired glucose regulation
Insulin resistance
Millimoles per litre
Millimoles per mole
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Oral glucose tolerance test
Plasma glucose
Reference Indicator - food labelling
Type II diabetes