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# Diabetes Health Abbreviations

| Abbreviation | Full Form |
| ---- | ---- |
| ACEi | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| AI | Adequate Intake |
| ASCVD | Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease |
| BGM | Blood Glucose Meter |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| C-peptide | Connecting peptide |
| CDA | Comprehensive Diabetes Assessment |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CFRD | Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes |
| CGM | Continuous Glucose Monitor |
| CHO | Carbohydrate |
| CME | Continuing Medical Education |
| DATE-Q | Diabetes Education Questionnaire |
| DKA | Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
| DKAT | Diabetes Knowledge Assessment Test |
| DKD | Diabetic Kidney Disease |
| DKT | Diabetes Knowledge Test |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| DME | Diabetic Macular Oedema |
| DNT | Diabetes Numeracy Test |
| DPN | Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy |
| DPP-4i | Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor |
| DR | Diabetic Retinopathy |
| DRNK | Diabetes-Related Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire |
| DSMES | Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| FBG | Fasting Blood Glucose |
| FGM | Flash Glucose Monitor |
| GCT | Glucose Challenge Test |
| GDM | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
| GI | Glycaemic Index |
| GIP | Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide |
| GL | Glycaemic load |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like Peptide-1 |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| HbA1c or A1c | Glycated Hemoglobin |
| HHS | Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance |
| hs-CRP | High-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| IDAA1c | Insulin Dose-Adjusted A1c |
| IDF | International Diabetes Federation |
| IFG | Impaired Fasting Glucose |
| IGT | Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
| IVGTT | Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test |
| LAD | Literacy Assessment for Diabetes |
| LADA | Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults |
| MetS or MS | Metabolic Syndrome |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| MIDD | Maternally-Inherited Diabetes and Deafness |
| MMTT | Mixed-Meal Tolerance Test |
| MODY | Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young |
| MNT | Medical Nutrition Therapy |
| ND | Neonatal Diabetes |
| OGTT | Oral Glucose Tolerance Test |
| PAD | Peripheral Artery Disease |
| PCOS | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| PRI | Population Reference Intake |
| PTDM | Post-Transplantation Diabetes Mellitus |
| SGLT2i | Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor |
| SKILLD | Spoken Knowledge in Low Literacy Diabetes Scale |
| SMBG | Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose |
| SU | Sulfonylurea |
| T1DM or T1D | Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus |
| T2DM or T2D | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| TDI or TDD | Total Daily Insulin dose |
| TZD | Thiazolidinedione |
| UPFs | Ultra-Processed Foods |