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Abbreviations explained

Abbreviations and terms commonly used on diabetes websites and discussion groups

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Author: John Neale <jneale@webxshowcase.net>. John Neale is not a medical professional. He has Type 1 diabetes and uses an insulin pump. More about John Neale...

Created: Nov 1999; Last updated: Thursday 10 February 2005

Reader comments

On 4 Nov 2001 Ann Marie Stafford wrote:

I am a student nurse who was looking at this page to assist me on a seminar paper, I think this page is a good idea as it allows the public to gain an understanding of the jargon that health care professionals use in hospital settings!

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