diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/CareportalEvent.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/CareportalEvent.java
index 40fadff684..1c33e8f1be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/CareportalEvent.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/CareportalEvent.java
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ public class CareportalEvent implements DataPointWithLabelInterface, Interval {
         String hours = " " + MainApp.gs(R.string.hours) + " ";
 
         if (useShortText) {
-            days = "d";
-            hours = "h";
+            days = MainApp.gs(R.string.shortday);
+            hours = MainApp.gs(R.string.shorthour);
         }
 
         return diff.get(TimeUnit.DAYS) + days + diff.get(TimeUnit.HOURS) + hours;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/utils/DateUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/utils/DateUtil.java
index d592347d1b..8b3996a3dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/utils/DateUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/utils/DateUtil.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class DateUtil {
         long remainingTimeMinutes = timeInMillis / (1000 * 60);
         long remainingTimeHours = remainingTimeMinutes / 60;
         remainingTimeMinutes = remainingTimeMinutes % 60;
-        return "(" + ((remainingTimeHours > 0) ? (remainingTimeHours + "h ") : "") + remainingTimeMinutes + "')";
+        return "(" + ((remainingTimeHours > 0) ? (remainingTimeHours + MainApp.gs(R.string.shorthour) + " ") : "") + remainingTimeMinutes + "')";
     }
 
     public static String sinceString(long timestamp) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 3233a531d8..81528017be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@
     <string name="shortgramm">g</string>
     <string name="shortminute">m</string>
     <string name="shorthour">h</string>
+    <string name="shortday">d</string>
     <string name="none"><![CDATA[<none>]]></string>
     <string name="shortkilojoul">kJ</string>
     <string name="shortenergy">En</string>
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/info/AAPSMocker.java b/app/src/test/java/info/AAPSMocker.java
index a36c989b11..ed9f2c82a2 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/info/AAPSMocker.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/info/AAPSMocker.java
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ public class AAPSMocker {
         when(MainApp.gs(R.string.configbuilder_insulin)).thenReturn("Insulin");
         when(MainApp.gs(R.string.bolusdelivering)).thenReturn("Delivering 0.0U");
         when(MainApp.gs(R.string.profile_per_unit)).thenReturn("/U");
+        when(MainApp.gs(R.string.shortday)).thenReturn("d");
+        when(MainApp.gs(R.string.shorthour)).thenReturn("h");
         when(MainApp.gs(R.string.profile_carbs_per_unit)).thenReturn("g/U");
         when(MainApp.gs(R.string.profile_ins_units_per_hour)).thenReturn("U/h");
         when(MainApp.gs(R.string.sms_wrongcode)).thenReturn("Wrong code. Command cancelled.");