ADH
antidiuretic hormone
BMI
body mass index
BMR
basal metabolic rate
Ca
calcium
CA
cancer
DI
diabetes insipidus
DKA
diabetic ketoacidosis
DM
diabetes mellitus
FBG, FBS
fasting blood glucose, fasting blood sugar
FSBS
finger stick blood sugar
GH
growth hormone
GTT
glucose tolerance test
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
IDDM i
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1 diabetes)
K
K potassium
Na
sodium
NIDDM
non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
PTH
parathyroid hormone
T3, T4
triiodothyronine, thyroxine (thyroid hormones)
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone