ASSIGN | Calculation tool used to estimate a person's risk of developing Cardiovascular Disease. |
Anticipatory Care | Health programmes which check for the presence of disease. In Scotland this is delivered through the Keep Well programme. |
Better Health, Better Care | The Scottish Government Action Plan for Health Care |
BMI | Body Mass Index. A tool used to estimate a healthy body weight based on how tall a person is. |
CHD | Coronary Heart Disease. A disease of the heart and coronary arteries caused by the build up of fatty materials in the blood vessels that supply the heart with oxygen. |
CHP | Community Health Partnership. |
Congenital | Condition that is present at birth as a result of heredity or environmental influences. |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. |
CSII | Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion or pump therapy. |
CVD | Cardiovascular Disease. |
DAFNE | Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating. A form of Structured Education for people with Type 1 Diabetes |
DCFG | Diabetes Care Focus Group. |
DEAG | Diabetes Education Action Group. |
DESMOND | Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed. A form of structured Education for People with Type 2 Diabetes |
DiabNet | An out-of-hours service that operates across NHS Tayside, Fife and Forth Valley for children and young people with diabetes. |
DKA | Diabetic Ketoacidosis. A complication of diabetes caused by the build up of by-products of fat breakdown called ketones. This occurs when glucose is not available as a fuel source for the body so fat is used instead. |
DMEG | Diabetes Minority Ethnic Group. |
DR | Diabetic Retinopathy Screening. |
eGFR | Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate. |
Epidemiology | The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution and control of disease in population. |
Fasting Glucose | A measurement of the blood glucose in the morning prior to the ingestion of any food for the prior 12 hours. |
HbA 1C | Glycosylated Haemoglobin. A test that sums up how well controlled diabetes has been proceeding in the last three to four months. |
GP | General Practitioner. |
HEAT target | Health Improvement, Efficiency, Access, Treatment target. |
Health Board | Regional umbrella organisation for all health services with strategic planning and leadership provided by the Board. |
HTA | Health Technology Assessment. |
IGT | Impaired Glucose Tolerance. A state of raised or abnormal blood glucose levels. |
LTCAS | Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland. |
MCN | Managed Clinical Network. Linked groups of health professionals and organisations from primary, secondary and tertiary care working in a coordinated manner unconstrained by existing professional and Health Board boundaries to ensure equitable provision of high quality, clinically effective services. |
NHS QIS | NHS Quality Improvement Scotland. Leads the use of knowledge to promote improvement in the quality of healthcare for the people of Scotland. |
OGTT | Oral Glucose Tolerance Test: The administration of glucose to determine how quickly it is cleared from the blood. Used to test for diabetes, insulin resistance and reactive hypoglycaemia. |
Paediatric Care | The branch of medicine that deals with medical care of infants, children and adolescents. |
Primary Care | The activity of the healthcare provider who acts as a first point of consultation for all patients. |
PODOSA | Prevention of Diabetes and Obesity in South Asians. |
QOF | Quality and Outcomes Framework. |
Renal Disease | A disease or disorder that affects the kidneys. |
RNIB | Royal National Institute for the Blind. |
SCI DC | Scottish Care Information - Diabetes Collaboration. |
SDFWDG | Scottish Diabetes Foot Workforce Development Group. |
SDG | Scottish Diabetes Group. |
SDRN | Scottish Diabetes Research Network. |
SESP | Scottish Enhanced Services Programme for Primary and Community Care. |
SIGN | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. To improve the quality of healthcare for patients in Scotland by reducing variation in practice and outcome through the development and dissemination of nation clinical guidelines containing recommendations for effective practice based on current evidence. |
Secondary Care | A service provided by medical specialists who generally do not have first contact with patients. |
SLWG | Type 1 Diabetes Short Life Working Group. |
Type 1 diabetes | The loss of insulin producing cells in the pancreas leading to a deficiency of insulin. |
Type 2 diabetes | Insulin resistance or reduced insulin sensitivity combined with relatively reduced insulin secretion which in some cases can become absolute. |