Please do not think I am stupid but sometimes I get lost when reading the Threads with all the Acronyms. I guess I just have not been dealing with D long enough to know all the abbreviations. Is there a place where I can educate myself or is it just knowing the proper terms to be able to attach an acronym. By the way my teenage sons need to educate me on the text messaging stuff too. I always run out of characters.
YDMV = your diabetes may vary bg=blood glucose bs= usually blood sugar, but I am sure you know what else can be bs You already know D=diabetes T1=type1 I am sure you know that one, too. MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL = all in laws mother, father, brother, sister.... DH, DW, DS, DD D=dear, or darling, or whatever you want it to mean and husband, wife, son and daughter are the remaining initials. I guess we all get a little lazy at times and the shorter we can make our typing the better, lol.
You're not stupid! It gets confusing, I agree. there is probably a list in here somewhere but I'll see if I can help with some IOB - insulin on board (fast acting insulin still active) MDI - multiple daily injections cgm - continuous glucose monitor hmm... what else is there. type anymore you are not sure about by the way I don't know what YDMV means?
This is from a post a little while ago - hope it helps DD - dear daughter, not diabetic daughter like I first thought, same with: DS - Dear Son DH - dear husband DW- dear wife BS - Blood Sugar I:C - Insulin to Carb Ratio ISF: Insulin Sensitivity Factor (how much 1 unit of insulin lowers BS) IOB - Insulin on Board (how much insulin is still in the system after eating or corrections) TDD - Total Daily Dose MDI - Multiple Daily Injections YDMV - Your Diabetes May Vary (thanks Bad Shoes - also a great blog at:http://ydmv.blogspot.com/) Something else that confused me: Basal: Long acting (like Lantus - only on the pump it is the same insulin, just given at a constant rate, given to keep bs stable all the time- ha!) Bolus: Quick Acting (Like Novolog or Humalog - given to cover carbs) Hot new addons: DX - Diagnosed CGMS - Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems BG - blood glucose MIL - mother in law SIL - sister in law BIL - brother in law MM - Minimed DKA- diabetic ketoacidosis IDDM- insulin dependent diabetes mellitus NIDDM- non-insulin dependent
I believe it's "off-topic", meaning a non-Type1D post (eg. about something like a birthday, local event, joke or whatever).
Some non-diabetes ones that are used are: IMHO=in my humble opinion LOL= laughing out loud GTG=got to go TTYL=talk to you later BBL=be back later BBIAB=be back in a bit TTFN=ta ta for now ROFLMAO=rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off and one that teens may use when chatting.....POMS...parent over my shoulder....
I'm pleased you asked - saved me doing it! Some of them I've worked out over time.. but it saves the effort being able to read through the explanations..
When I first came on board, I saw people saying that their daughter had D. Then they would use DH, DS etc. I thought to myself, gee that family has so many family members with diabetes. That must be really tough. It took me a bit to realize they were refering to "Dear Husband, Dear Son."
SAHM - Stay at home mom SAHD - Stay at home dad BTW - By the way GMTA - Great minds think alike Ty - Thank you WTH - What the hey? may also contain 'F' at the end
I use many of these instant messaging online so I was familiar w/ most of them. You should have seen hubby's face after we got our cell phones & I texted him the 1st time LMAO. You would have thought it was greek! Since I discovered the autotext option of my phone, I put usual phrases it it just for him..."i love you; what do you want for dinner; YOUR kids are driving me nuts" LOL But here's one my bestfriend made up ( to me anyway) that comes in handy PITA - pain in the a$$
We use PITA all the time around our house. Whenever Isabella is around and hears this, she thinks we're talking about food again. LOL!!
