| 3G | Third Generation Mobile Communication System |
| AP | Artificial Pancreas |
| BAN | Body Area Network |
| BGL | Blood Glucose Level |
| CGM | Continuous Glucose Monitoring |
| DiAs | Diabetes Assistant |
| DTS | Diabetes Technology Society |
| DTSec | Diabetes Technology Society Security Standard for Connected Diabetes Devices |
| GD | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| MU | Medical Unit |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
| PU | Patient Unit |
| SMS | Short Message Service |
| SOA | Service Oriented Architecture |
| T1D | Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus |
| T2D | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| UMTS | Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| WAP | Wireless Application Protocol |
| TV | Television |