| ACTH |
adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ADH |
antidiuretic hormone |
| BG |
blood glucose |
| BS |
blood sugar |
| CSII |
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion |
| CGM |
continuous glucose monitor |
| DI |
diabetes insipidus |
| DM |
diabetes mellitus |
| ERCP |
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| FBS |
fasting blood sugar |
| GDM |
gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GH |
growth hormone |
| GTT |
glucose tolerance test |
| HgA1C |
hemoglobin A1C test (used by diabetics to monitor blood sugar levels) |
| HRT |
hormone replacement therapy |
| IDDM, T1 |
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1) |
| NIDDM, T2 |
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2) |
| PTH |
parathyroid hormone |
| RAIU |
radioactive iodine uptake test |
| T3 |
triiodothyronine |
| T4 |
thyroxine (tetraiodothyronine) |
| TFT |
thyroid function test |
| TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone (thyrotropin) |