I know it was mentioned before but I gotta say my fave is wtf. There are no juice boxes in the house - WTF! I just dropped the insulin and it broke and spilled all over the floor - WTF! I forgot to bolus for dinner - WTF! My insurance company doesn't cover that - WTF! Since diabetes, I have become a very frustrated person MOL (more or less).
This is brand new (since I just invented it) but when someone says something really dumb about diabetes and you can't educate them, you can use the NSCS method. NSCS= Nod, Smile and Change the Subject.....
Most acronyms together in one single place Dear All: To avoid diving for info through the threads, I've put acronyms (and credits) in one single place. Feel free to recycle that list if you come up with a bunch of new ones. Diabetes ones are underlined: A1c Glycated hemoglobin or HbA1c - StillMamamia ADA America Diabetes-Dietetic-Dental Association / Americans with Disabilities Act B/C Because B4 Before BBIAB be back in a bit - Christopher BBL be back later - Christopher BCR Blood glucose to carb ratio - StillMamamia BG blood glucose - Lee BGP Big Girl Panties - yeswe'rebothD BIL Brother in Law - Momof4gr8kids BOB Bolus on Board (same as IOB) - twodoor2 BRB Be right back - Sarah Maddie's Mom BS blood sugar, but I am sure you know what else can be bs - Momof4gr8kids BTDT Been There Done That - Tresstonsmom BTW By the way - StillMamamia CDE Clinical or Certified Diabetic Educator - Pam H CGM Continuous Glucose Monitor - mollysmom CGMS Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems - Lee CWD Children with Diabetes - Sarah Maddie's Mom DD Dear Daughter - Momof4gr8kids DEX Dexcom CGM - Lee DH Dear Husband - Momof4gr8kids DIA Duration of Insulin Action - twodoor2 DKA Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Lee DS Dear Son - Momof4gr8kids DW Dear Wife - Momof4gr8kids DX Diagnosed - Lee DXD Diagnosed - Lee EB Extended bolus - Jacob's Dad ETA Edited to add - StilMammamia ETA Estimated Time of Arrival FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education FIL Father in Law - Momof4gr8kids FWIW For what is worth FYI For your information - Ivan's Mum GI Glycemic Index (how much/how high a particular carb raises blood sugar after eating) - StilMammamia GL The total GI of a serving size - StilMammamia GMTA Great minds think alike - Christopher GTG got to go - Christopher HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin or A1c - StillMamamia HTH hope this/that helps - StillMamamia I:C Insulin to Carb Ratio - Lee ICR Insulin to Carb Ratio IDDM insulin dependent diabetes mellitus - Lee IHP Individual Health Plan IMHO in my humble opinion - Christopher IMO In my opinion - Sarah Maddie's Mom IOB insulin on board (fast acting insulin still active) - mollysmom ISF Insulin Sensitivity Factor (how much 1 unit of insulin lowers BS) - Lee KWIM Know what I mean - Twodoor2 LMAO Laughing my a$$ off - Gaia LOL laughing out loud - Christopher MDI Multiple Day Injections - mollysmom MIL Mother in Law - Momof4gr8kids MM Minimed - Lee MODY Mature (or Maturity) Onset of Diabetes of the Young - StillMamamia MS Multiple sclerosis also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata NIDDM non-insulin dependent - Lee NSCS Nod, Smile and Change Subject - Christopher O/T Off Topic - wilf OCR Office of Civil Rights OJD Obsessive Jonas Disorder - Daxdog PITA pain in the a$$ - Gaia POMS parent over my shoulder - Christopher RA Rheumatoid arthritis ROFLMAO rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off - Christopher SAHD Stay at home dad - StillMamamia SAHM Stay at home mom - StillMamamia SD Stepdaughter - Sell828 SIL Sister in Law - Momof4gr8kids T1 type1 - Momof4gr8kids T2 type2 TDB Total Daily BOlus TDD Total Daily Dose - Lee TDMP ---- ?????? ----- TMI too much info - StillMamamia TTFN ta ta for now - Christopher TTYL talk to you later - Christopher TY Thank you - StillMamamia TYSM Thank you so much - Gaia WTF What the fudge? - StillMamamia WTH What the hey? - StillMamamia YDMV your diabetes may vary - Momof4gr8kids And if you want to check for the unknown one, this is a link that seems rather complete: http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php . Note however that some expressions are R rated.
I refuse to change the name of my daughter for DD ,if I have to write her name every time I'll do it , sorry
You are not the only one. I have never liked that dd, ds stuff so I either type "my daughter" or "Danielle". It isn't that difficult...:cwds:
Ive made up one of my own awhile back that we all suffer from its called: TCOUEV The curse of upcoming endo visit. Its when BGs go high and are generally screwy. This can be a week or more before the endo visit
