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Appendix D: Abbreviations
Abbreviation Meaning
approx. Approximately
BR Basal Rate
BRP Basal rate prole
h Hour (s)
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
incl. Inclusive or including
IR Infrared
I.U., U International Units in context with biological
effectiveness of certain insulin amount
kPa Kilo pascals
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode for infrared communi-
cation with e.g. a PC
Abbreviation Meaning
NiMH Nickel Metal Hydrid (used with rechargeable
batteries)
rel. Relative
sec. Seconds
TBR Temporary Basal Rate
U See I.U.
U / h Amount of International Units of insulin
delivered per hour
U100 This is the insulin concentration. Each
milliliter of liquid contains 100 International
Units of insulin
dd.mm.yy European date format:
day.month.year
mm.dd.yy American date format:
month.day.year
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