Jargon

[Phil Aypee]

Hi,

Being new to diabetes, I get a little confused by the jargon.

I know now what a few terms mean. “Hypo” is a hypoglycaemic attack due to a low blood sugar level. “Endo” I don’t know. “Mmol/L” is millimoles [i:6ee5a63ed5]per[/i:6ee5a63ed5] litre, a blood sugar measurement unit used everywhere [b:6ee5a63ed5]except[/b:6ee5a63ed5] in the U.S. where mg/dL is used (milligrams [i:6ee5a63ed5]per[/i:6ee5a63ed5] decilitre).

“Carbs” are apparently grams of carbohydrate.

I assume there are further terms that I (and other people) do not understand.

Can someone please post as many of these as possible as an aid to understanding?

Also could those who use mg/dL for blood sugar either make it clear which units they’re using or post in both units, again solely as an aid to understanding?

(As “mmol/L” is the more widely used term I suppose that should be the norm - I don’t want to cause a war. )

[aviv]

Good point Phil-
A few terms just to answer your specifics:

Endo
endocrine doctor

Hypo
refers to a situation of low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia)

Hyper
refers to a situation of high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia)

Carbs
carbohydrates

'Pumpin' Insulin
The act of dictating insulin levels with your pump (though I saw some refer it to insulin injecting..)


There are really many more- I guess, Anita, a great thing would be if you can group all those terms and set a "knowledge base" of some sort- it'll definitely help.
I can't think of more from the top of my head, Phill, but I guess many more will come up...

I totally agree regarding the mg/dl issue.

[aviv]

Phill, take a look at the resources I added here :
http://www.diabetesfiles.com/about17.html#101

It's not really an jargon, rather, it's a dictionary.
Well. It probably doesnt even answer what you asked. But it worth mentioning ops: