hrp0094mte4 | Cystic Fibrosis-related diabetes | ESPE2021

Cystic Fibrosis-related diabetes

Kelly Andrea ,

Emerging in childhood and becoming increasingly prevalent to affect 40-50% of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF), CF-related diabetes (CFRD) is a common co-morbidity with the potential to negatively impact nutritional status, pulmonary function, and survival. Stymying interventions to preserve beta-cell function, the mechanisms underlying the progressive insulin secretion defects responsible for CFRD are poorly delineated. This meet-the-professor session will use case-based pres...