| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| AGEs | Advanced Glycation End Products |
| AU | Arbitrary Unit |
| CGMS | Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| GDM | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
| GW | Gestational Weeks |
| IR | Insulin Resistance |
| OGTT | Oral Glucose Tolerance Test |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| OS | Oxidative Stress |
| PDM | Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus |
| RAGE | Receptor for AGEs |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SAF | Skin Autofluorescence |
| T1DM | Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |