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[mark king]

Now look................. I need some help here.

There are w a y too many abbreviation creeping into our posts.
I found a new one for me today it said "A bag of JB's" now I think I was able to guess that was Jelly Babies, well that's what I concluded.
Do we have a look up page listing all the medical abbreviations on so that a confirmation can be made.
Maybe the convention of write the name out in full then all following in the post can be abbreviated style.

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[Inka]

Some here @mark king

Thread 'Abbreviations & Acronyms'

Apr 3, 2018

A guide to some of the diabetes abbreviations and acronyms that you may find being used throughout this forum, as gathered and collected by members. 🙂

Diabetes Acronyms

A1c - Shortened version of HbA1c. An average blood glucose level from approximately the last three months. Different measurement to fingerprick blood sugar levels and different sets of numbers. Used to see long term overall picture of blood sugar levels and used by medical team to make decisions about medications etc.
ADA - American Diabetic Association

Basal - 'Background'...

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[mark king]

Thanks Inka
I'll have a read up of that post and try at my age to remember more of them or at least know where I can go to find out what each abbreviation means.
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[CliffH]

Now look................. I need some help here.

There are w a y too many abbreviation creeping into our posts.
I found a new one for me today it said "A bag of JB's" now I think I was able to guess that was Jelly Babies, well that's what I concluded.
Do we have a look up page listing all the medical abbreviations on so that a confirmation can be made.
Maybe the convention of write the name out in full then all following in the post can be abbreviated style.

Best

I work in healthcare and what you suggest is exactly what's recommended there: it minimises mistakes and the risk of 'in groups' and 'out groups'. I appreciate that no-one in these posts is going to be giving medical advice (and so errors are less risky) but the practice of writing things out in full the first time still has much to recommend it, I think.

 

[silver minion]

Now look................. I need some help here.

There are w a y too many abbreviation creeping into our posts.
I found a new one for me today it said "A bag of JB's" now I think I was able to guess that was Jelly Babies, well that's what I concluded.
Do we have a look up page listing all the medical abbreviations on so that a confirmation can be made.
Maybe the convention of write the name out in full then all following in the post can be abbreviated style.

Best

Good idea. I am as guilty as anyone of using abbreviations, but still come across new ones not on the pinned reference post for newbies.

 

[Satan’s little helper]

I work in healthcare and what you suggest is exactly what's recommended there: it minimises mistakes and the risk of 'in groups' and 'out groups'. I appreciate that no-one in these posts is going to be giving medical advice (and so errors are less risky) but the practice of writing things out in full the first time still has much to recommend it, I think.

I work in places that use acronyms for some of the equipment. When I ask what it means. A good 60% I ask, haven’t got a clue.

 

[CliffH]

I work in places that use acronyms for some of the equipment. When I ask what it means. A good 60% I ask, haven’t got a clue.

People often use acronyms to make themselves sound superior - a bit like preachers and medics using Latin to keep themselves apart from the common people. When I was a Psychologist in the NHS, whenever one of my students used an unnecessary term such as "nocte", I'd ask them what it meant: they knew that I knew - but I'd point out that their patients might not know what it meant, so why not just say 'each night', rather than creating barriers by showing off their knowledge?

 

[Satan’s little helper]

People often use acronyms to make themselves sound superior - a bit like preachers and medics using Latin to keep themselves apart from the common people. When I was a Psychologist in the NHS, whenever one of my students used an unnecessary term such as "nocte", I'd ask them what it meant: they knew that I knew - but I'd point out that their patients might not know what it meant, so why not just say 'each night', rather than creating barriers by showing off their knowledge?

I have to admit when working in a noisy environment pneumatic drills happening with the radio blaring overhead to boot. A “PDB” would sound like a PCB or PPP? Or was it the BBC? I normally responded when referenced, “this thingy?”