Complications of CFRD (poorly controlled): Infections due to decreased white blood cell count phagocystosis. Phagocystosis is the ability to encourage white blood cells to destroy bacteria. Increased viscosity of mucus secretions with hyperglycemia and dehydration. Dehydration is caused by the body trying to flush the excess blood glucose out in the urine. Increased protein catabolism [...]
Weight loss and decline in pulmonary function began 4-6 years before the onset of diabetes. After two years of insulin therapy,weight returned to levels seen six years earlier and the decline in pulmonary function stabilized. This suggests a cause and effect relationship between clinical decline and the pre-diabetic state. Lanng, Diabetic mellitus in Cystic Fibrosis: [...]
I am not sure why, I will find out later today, but insurance has denied my request for an insulin pump and Continuous Glucose Monitor. I am not surprised about the CGM, but floored they denied me an insulin pump. Do they not realize I have diabetes? My A1c at last check was 9.0, three [...]
Salty: The major sign of Cystic Fibrosis is excess salt. In fact, this is how CF is diagnosed. The Sweat Test, is a simple, painless test and the best way to diagnose CF. The test measures the concentration of salt in a person’s sweat. A high salt level indicates CF. It is actually very complicated [...]
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