can you help me out of my blonde moment?

robynrn2b · Nov 9, 2003

BM= bowel movement

DM=diabetes mellitus

Whisper · Nov 9, 2003

I know that BM in the US means Bowel movement, I did try searching on the net, but it kept finding Bowel movement, In the UK BM means something very different,

Thanks anyhow

whisper

Mike RGN · Nov 9, 2003

BM if I remember stand for the company who first made the devices

Whisper · Nov 9, 2003

Really?I bet that nigs at Roche!!!

thanks for the reply and welcome to the board

Mike RGN · Nov 9, 2003

Thanks for the welcome

If I find out which company I will post it

Whisper · Nov 9, 2003

Thanks, I am writing a teaching plan about teaching students to take BM's and was about half way through it before I realised, hang on a sec, I don;t have a clue what BM actually stands for!

Hope you enjoy it on here, but be warned it is addictive

Whisper

Kaylesh · Nov 9, 2003

I always thought it stood for Blood glucose Monitoring?... (BM)

Kaylesh

Whisper · Nov 9, 2003

acording to some NT and NS articles, I have got, BGM is blood glucose monitoring, but we all, (at least around here) say BM's and it made me ponder...

I have too many random thoughts.

whisper

Mike RGN · Nov 9, 2003

Further to my last post

BM stands for Boehringer Mannheim which I believe is now part of Roche.

Its amazing what you remember when you are as old as me:)

Whisper · Nov 9, 2003

Thanks, sending a huge cyber hug your way.

I HATE presentations, and have changed my topic on this one about four times already, I have now completed it, and am hopefully not going to have to alter it until after the presentation.

:)

Thanks again

Whisper

inneedofachange · Jun 15, 2004

I dont really think we should be using the term BM i think the initial is BGM ie blood glucose monitoring. I have just done a days course on defensible documentation and apparently we should not abbrieviate anything at all, this is because in each different speciality they are interpreted differently. eg DOA could mean 'date of admission' or 'dead on arrival' (oops,,, when anwering queries to relatives).