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11-07-2009, 08:05 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nanoose Bay, BC Canada
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| | | Glossary of Diabetic Terms & Abbreviations used here?
Just a thought, I am very new to diabetes, one thing I have found in reading this (fantastic) forum is much of the time, I have to pause while reading a post (or even a signature), leave the site and go find out what a diabetic related term means. It becomes more difficult when I read an abbreviation.
Would you consider, for the sake of newcomers a thread of terms and abbreviations to help get folks up to speed?
Any thoughts?
Be well and happy!
A comfortably numb,
Dougster |
11-07-2009, 10:08 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Missouri Ozarks
Posts: 1,891
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11-08-2009, 12:03 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nanoose Bay, BC Canada
Posts: 72
| | | Hi Granny,
Thanks so much... I am not getting depressed with my diabetes, but I am going into information overload! I appreciate everyone's help.
Be well and happy!
A comfortably numb,
Dougster |
11-08-2009, 12:04 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: north queensland australia
Posts: 59
| | | That is not the worst bit, I have to keep a calculator with me to work out the blood sugar readings. |
11-08-2009, 05:03 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 5,284
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Originally Posted by imac  That is not the worst bit, I have to keep a calculator with me to work out the blood sugar readings. | Why..?
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11-08-2009, 05:32 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: columbus ohio
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Originally Posted by imac That is not the worst bit, I have to keep a calculator with me to work out the blood sugar readings. | we do have a converter here on the site.
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11-08-2009, 07:36 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northwestern Pa.
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| | We understand what you mean when you say you have brain overload, Dougster. I've been diagnosed type 2 since March,09 and I came from the medical field. My head still swirls at all the info to learn and relearn and hopefully retain. the diabetic patient needs to be the best informed patient there is as you control so much of what happens to you. Keep sharing with us, we learn from everyone. Happy trails.  |
11-08-2009, 08:16 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Brunswick Canada, eh
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Originally Posted by imac That is not the worst bit, I have to keep a calculator with me to work out the blood sugar readings. | I sometimes use my windows calculator for this too.
Wait till you get into insulin and have to bolus for your food and corrections WITHOUT your pump wizard enabled. My goal for 2010 is to come up with insulin ratios for not only carbs but for protein and incretin (mass) as well. I may have to get a calculator! |
11-08-2009, 08:28 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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| | | I was just wondering if imac's meter was stuck using the wrong units... IIRC each one I have had is able to switch between mg/dl and mmol/l
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