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hodgsonsurvivor
12-10-2008, 01:42 PM
Okay...I have more but I keep forgetting to ask, so I'll start with these three...

What do these mean?


DX
CGMS
MDI(s)


I think I saw CGMS explained somewhere, but I lost it...:o
GretchO
12-10-2008, 01:48 PM
CGMS = Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. It tests interstitial fluid (subcutaneously) for glucose levels and can transmit that information to a pump. There's a little sensor that gets inserted under the skin (much like a pump set) and attaches to a transmitter which can relay information to a pump. If you go to MiniMed's website you'll see a lot of info about it...there are other CGMS makers too but my brain is dead.

MDI = Multiple Daily Injections

DX = diagnosis
davef
12-10-2008, 03:24 PM
CGMS = continuous glucose monitoring system
SharpTail
12-10-2008, 04:18 PM
This isn't an acronym, but maybe a tangent to this discussion. I was reading an abstract from some medical research related to diabetes. In reference to the high rise in blood sugar, the term "post-prandial excursion" was used. I kinda like the sound of that, although none of us really want to experience it.
Pat
Subby
12-11-2008, 01:33 AM
This isn't an acronym, but maybe a tangent to this discussion. I was reading an abstract from some medical research related to diabetes. In reference to the high rise in blood sugar, the term "post-prandial excursion" was used. I kinda like the sound of that, although none of us really want to experience it.
Pat

"Post prandial excursion" sounds like a nice digestive walk after lunch. :)

In the interest of this post:

Post-prandial = post mealtime

So a post prandial BG reading is the one taken after a meal, most typically at the 2 hours mark.
davef
12-11-2008, 02:26 AM
So a post prandial BG reading is the one taken after a meal, most typically at the 2 hours mark.

And for this thread:

BG = Blood Glucose

Also referred to as

BS = Blood Sugar
Numbers = The BS/BG reading from a Glucometer

:)
hodgsonsurvivor
12-12-2008, 05:59 AM
Okay...here's another one...YMMV?
fgummett
12-12-2008, 06:07 AM
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary ;) Different People May Have A Different Same Experience With The Same Food/Drug/Treatment/Exercise/Whatever...

I thought there was already a sticky'd thread for TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms)
Subby
12-12-2008, 06:16 AM
Good point Frank, in the Diabetes forum.

Still feel free to ask away, anyone.
lorilei
12-12-2008, 06:17 AM
ahhh...had no idea about that one YMMV!! dx talk i can do, text talk is new to me!
Subby
12-12-2008, 06:18 AM
ahhh...had no idea about that one YMMV!! dx talk i can do, text talk is new to me!

You mean txt talk don't you? :)

(Thank goodness txt/sms talk has not permeated all casual language more than it has... so far...)
lorilei
12-12-2008, 06:22 AM
i was gonna write TT...but then i would show my texting virginity
Subby
12-12-2008, 06:41 AM
i was gonna write TT...but then i would show my texting virginity

Nah, you would have come across so cutting edge cool we don't know what the eck you are on about.
lorilei
12-12-2008, 06:58 AM
AWMO (ah well, missed opportunity!)
Lizzie G
12-12-2008, 07:02 AM
WTF? TXT is total PITA. LOL.
lorilei
12-12-2008, 07:10 AM
That i can do lizzie...been talking with psycho penguin!!! he is edumacating me.