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Diabetes secondary to cystic fibrosis: an increasing clinical problem
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Managing diabetes in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients requires balancing blood glucose control with the complex lifestyle needs of CF, including infections and self-care demands. A key challenge is creating meal plans for healthy weight and stable blood sugar.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Pulmonology
- Metabolic Disorders
Background:
- Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are living longer, leading to an increase in secondary diabetes.
- CF-related diabetes presents unique management challenges.
- Adolescents and young adults with CF are increasingly diagnosed with secondary diabetes.
Abstract:
As children with cystic fibrosis (CF) survive longer, some who reach young adulthood are developing diabetes secondary to CF. The challenge to diabetes educators in managing these patients is to incorporate basic diabetes treatment into a life-style that includes chronic infections, variable food intakes, multiple demands on time for self-care procedures, and the psychosocial problems posed by cystic fibrosis. Of particular concern is a meal plan that will attain and maintain a desirable body weight and yet control blood glucose levels.