A

A/CR albumin/creatinine ratio
ADA American Diabetes Association
ADM atypical diabetes mellitus
AER albumin excretion rate
AFI amniotic fluid insulin
AFR African Region
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AN acanthosis nigricans

B

BMI body mass index (kg/m2)
BW birth weight

C

CABG coronary artery bypass graft
CBVD cerebrovascular disease
CCF congestive cardiac failure
CDC Centers for Disease Control
CHD coronary heart disease
CHF congestive heart failure
CI confidence interval
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CVD cardiovascular disease

D

DALY Disability Adjusted Life Years
DCCT Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
ddd/1000 person/day defined daily doses/1000 persons of the whole population/day
DECODA Diabetes Epidemiology: Collaborative Analysis Of Diagnostic Criteria in Asia
DECODE Diabetes Epidemiology: Collaborative Analysis Of Diagnostic Criteria in Europe
DiabCare Diabetes Care study
DiaMond Diabetes Mondiale study
DKA diabetic ketoacidosis
DM diabetes mellitus
DNI diabetic neuropathy index
DPP Diabetes Prevention Program
DPS Diabetes Prevention Study

E

ECG electrocardiogram
EGIR European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance
EMME Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Region
EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
EPODE Ensemble, prévenons l’obésité des enfants
est estimated number of persons with diabetes
EUR European Region
EURODIAB Europe and Diabetes study
EX Excluded

F

FBG fasting blood glucose
FCG fasting capillary glucose
FPG fasting plasma glucose

G

GDM gestational diabetes mellitus
GDP gross domestic product
GNP gross national product
GPRD United Kingdom General Practice Research Database

H

HAPO Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome study
HbA1c Glycosylated haemoglobin A1c
HIPC Highly Indebted Poor Countries
HIV human immunodeficiency virus

I

ID International dollar
IDDM insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IDF International Diabetes Federation
IFG impaired fasting glucose
IGT impaired glucose tolerance
IIF International Insulin Foundation
IR insulin resistance

K

KDM known diabetes

L

LADA latent autoimmune diabetes mellitus in adults
LGA large for gestational age
LSM lifestyle modification

M

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
MeSH Medical Subject Headings
MET Metformin
MI myocardial infarction

N

N/A not available
NA not applicable
NA North American Region
NCEP ATP III National Cholesterol Education Program – Third Adult Treatment Panel
NDS neuropathy disability score
NGO non-governmental organization
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NIDDM non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
NNT number needed to treat
ns not significant
NSP neuropathy symptom profile
NSS neuropathy symptom score
NSt Not stated

O

OGTT oral glucose tolerance test
OHA oral hypoglycaemic agents
OR odds ratio

P

PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome
PGDM pre-gestational diabetes mellitus
PR prevalence rate
PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Q

QALYs quality-adjusted life years
QUALIDIAB Quality of diabetes care network

R

RAPIA Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access
RBG random blood glucose
RCT randomized clinical trial

S

SACA South and Central American Region
SEA South-East Asian Region
SGA small for gestational age
SMR standardized mortality ratio
SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
SR self-report
SSA sub-Saharan Africa
STOP-NIDDM Study to Prevent Non-Insulin- Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

T

TIA transient ischaemic attack
2hBG two-hour blood glucose
TRIPOD Troglitazone in the Prevention of Diabetes

U

UK United Kingdom
UKPDS United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study
UN United Nations
UnDM undiagnosed diabetes
USA United States of America
USD United States Dollar

V

VAT Value Added Tax
VPT vibration perception threshold

W

WDF World Diabetes Foundation
WHO World Health Organization
WP Western Pacific Region

X

XENDOS Xenical in the prevention of diabetes in obese subjects study