| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| APBA | 3-aminophenyl boronic acid |
| ARS | alizarin red S |
| Au | gold |
| CPE | carbon paste electrode |
| DCCT | Diabetes Control and Complications Trial |
| DDAB | didodecyl-dimethylammonium bromide |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DOCA | deoxycholic acid |
| DTBA | 4,4-dithiodibutyric acid |
| EIS | electrochemical impedance spectroscopy |
| ERGO | electrodeposition of reduced graphene oxide |
| ESMs | eggshell membranes |
| FAO | fructosyl amino acid oxidase |
| FcBA | ferrocene-boronic acid |
| FcM | ferrocenemethanol |
| FDMA | 1,10-di(aminomethyl) ferrocene |
| FET | field effect transistor |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| FPBA | formyl-phenylboronic acid |
| FTO | fluorine doped tin oxidase |
| FV | fructosyl valine |
| GCE | glassy carbon electrode |
| GCPE | glassy carbon paste electrode |
| GHbs | glycosylated hemoglobins |
| GNs | graphene nanosheets |
| GO | graphene oxide |
| GOx | glucose oxidases |
| GPP | glycated pentapeptide |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| HbA0 | non-glycated hemoglobin |
| HbA1c | glycated hemoglobin |
| HCF | hexacyanoferrate |
| Hp | haptoglobin |
| IDA | interdigitated electrode array |
| IFCC | International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine |
| IgG | immunoglobin G |
| ISFET | ion-sensitive field-effect transistors |
| ITO | indium tin oxide |
| LOC | lab-on-a-chip |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| MEMS | micro-electro-mechanical systems |
| MIC | molecular imprinting catalyst |
| MIPs | molecular imprinting polymers |
| MPA | 3-Mercaptopropionic acid |
| MWCNT | multi-wall carbon nanotube |
| NGSP | National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program |
| NPs | nanoparticles |
| OEG | oligo(ethylene glycol) |
| PAPBA | poly(3-aminophenylboronic acid) |
| PGE | pyrolytic graphite electrode |
| POC | point-of-care |
| PPy | polypyrrole |
| PQQ | pyrroloquinoline quinone |
| pTTBA | poly (2,2′:5′,5″-terthiophene-3′-p-benzoic acid) |
| QDs | quantum dots |
| RVC | reticulated vitreous carbon |
| SAM | self-assembled monolayer |
| SPCE | screen-printed carbon electrode |
| SPE | screen-printed electrode |
| SWV | square wave voltammograms |
| T3BA | thiophene-3-boronic acid |
| TBO | toluidine blue O |
| TMB | 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ZnO | zinc oxide |
| ZrO2 | zirconium dioxide |