Acronyms Used By People with Diabetes

The following is some of the common and not so common acronyms that are associated with and used by people with diabetes and writers of diab...





The following is some of the common and
not so common acronyms that are associated with and used by people
with diabetes and writers of diabetes articles.





A1C: A test that shows the
percentage of hemoglobin that has glucose attached. Hemoglobin is
composed of several components, and the component of concern is the
"c" subcomponent of the "A1" component of
hemoglobin. See Glycosylated

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