hrp0095rfc8.6 | Diabetes and Insulin | ESPE2022

Short-term effects of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor modulator therapy on glucose tolerance in young people with cystic fibrosis

Korten Insa , Kieninger Elisabeth , Krueger Linn , Bullo Marina , E. Flück Christa , Latzin Philipp , Casaulta Carmen , BoettcherClaudia

Background: CFRD is a unique subtype of diabetes mellitus, distinct from type 1 and type 2, harbouring β-cell dysfunction and β-cell loss and insulin resistance. Modulator therapies directly target the underlying defect of CF, modulating or correcting the function of the CFTR gene (mutation-specific). Few studies investigated the effect of modulators on CFRD and glucose metabolism. We performed an observational study on the short-term effects of the ...