Abbreviations

ABCD

Association of British Clinical Diabetologists

ADA

American Diabetes Association

ADIPS

Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society

AGP

ambulatory glucose profile

aOR

adjusted odds ratio

aRR

adjusted risk ratio or relative risk

AUC

area under the curve

BHF

British Heart Foundation

BMI

body mass index

BNF

The British National Formulary

CADTH

Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

CGM

continuous glucose monitoring

CHSS

Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland

CI

confidence interval

CONCEPTT

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Women With Type 1 Diabetes in Pregnancy Trial

DALI

Vitamin D And Lifestyle Intervention for GDM prevention trial

DASH

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension

DPP-4

dipeptidyl peptidase-4

DVLA

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

EBCOG

European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

FIGO

International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology

FPG

fasting plasma glucose

GCT

glucose challenge test

GDM

gestational diabetes

GI

glycaemic index

GIN

Guidelines International Network

GLP-1

glucagon-like peptide 1

GMC

General Medical Council

GMI

Glucose Management Indicator

GP

general practitioner

HAPO

Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes study

HbA1c

glycated haemoglobin

HTA

health technology assessment

HTN

hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

IADPSG

International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups

IFG

impaired fasting glucose

IGT

impaired glucose tolerance

INAHTA

The International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment

IPAG

Insulin Pump Awareness Group

IPD

individual participant data

isCGM

intermittently-scanned continuous glucose monitoring

IUD

intrauterine death

JBDS-IP

Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care

JDRF

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

JDS

Japan Diabetes Society

LDL

low density lipoprotein

LGA

large for gestational age

MA

marketing authorisation

MD

mean difference

NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NICU

neonatal intensive care unit

NPID

National Pregnancy in Diabetes

OGTT

oral glucose tolerance test

OR

odds ratio

PCOS

polycystic ovary syndrome

QALY

quality adjusted life year

RR

risk ratio or relative risk

rtCGM

real-time continuous glucose monitoring

SGA

small for gestational age

SGLT2

sodium glucose cotransporter 2

SHTG

Scottish Health Technologies Group

SIGN

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

SMBG

self monitoring of blood glucose

SMD

standardised mean difference

SMC

Scottish Medicines Consortium

T1DM

type 1 diabetes mellitus

T2DM

type 2 diabetes mellitus

TAR

time above range

TBR

time below range

TIR

time in range

Trend

Training Research and Education for Nurses in Diabetes

TRIP

Turning Research into Practice

USA

United States of America

WHO

World Health Organization