Appendix C: Abbreviations
approx. Approximately
BR Basal rate
BRP Basal rate profile
DDM Diabetes Data Management
h Hour(s)
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
incl. Inclusive
IR Infrared
I.U., IU International Units in context with biological effectiveness of
a certain insulin amount
kPa Kilo pascals
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode for infrared communication with, for
example, a personal computer (PC)
NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride (used with rechargeable batteries)
rel. Relative
sec. Second(s)
TBR Temporary Basal Rate
U see I.U.
U/h Amount of International Units of insulin delivered per hour
U100 Each milliliter of liquid contains 100 International Units of insulin
mm/dd/yy American date format: month/day/year
dd.mm.yy European date format: day.month.year
Appendixes ACCU-CHEK Spirit Insulin Pump180