The Diagnosis and Management of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Endocrinologist
- Vol. 8 (4) , 265-272
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00019616-199807000-00006
Abstract
The incidence of abnormal glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is higher than in any other age-matched group. Diabetes in CF patients shares some clinical features with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but it is a unique disease and is called cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD). Causes of CFRD include decreased insulin secretion, secondary to pancreatic insufficiency, and impaired insulin action. Patients with CFRD have increased morbidity and mortality and are subject to the same microvascular complications as non-CF patients. The goal of this article is to provide better understanding of the etiology and clinical consequences of CFRD and to provide endocrinologists with specific recommendations for diagnosis and management. (C) Lippincott-Raven Publishers.Keywords
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