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) |