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Appendix C: Abbreviations
Abbreviation Meaning
approx. Approximately
h Hour (s)
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
I.U., U International Units in context with biological
eectiveness of certain insulin amount
kPa Kilopascal
sec. Seconds
TBR Temporary Basal Rate
U See I.U.
U/h Amount of International Units of insulin
delivered per hour
U100 Insulin concentration. Each millilitre of
liquid contains 100 International Units of
insulin
dd.mmm.yy Date format
hh:mm hours and minutes