REVISED AND UPDATED- Diabetes Acronyms- WIKI

Nice list, @Mila! May I suggest a few edits?

SQ-Subcutaneous or just under the skin injection

IOB - Insulin on board (used interchangeably with BOB)

CF - Correction factor (used interchangeably with ISF)

I:C - Insulin:Carbohydrate ratio, sometimes called Carb factor

ISF - Insulin sensitivity factor, sometimes called correction factor

LCHF - Low-carb, high-fat way of eating

HCLF - High-carb, low-fat way of eating, often vegetarian or vegan

mg/dl - Milligrams per deciliter (blood glucose meter measurement mostly used in the US)

mg/dL (changed the lower case “l” to the uppercase “L.”)

RAAI - Rapid acting analog insulin, for example: Humalog, Novolog, Apidra

Sx - Symptoms

A1c - Glycosylated Haemoglobin (lab test that shows mean blood glucose over time), also abbreviated as HbA1c

GP - a common abbreviation for gastroparesis, a secondary complication of diabetes

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