Sustained Glycemic Control With Ivacaftor in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes

• Main Authors: Francis Christian MD (Author), Andrew Thierman (Author), Erin Shirley (Author), Karen Allen MD (Author), Cory Cross MD (Author), Kellie Jones MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is a common comorbidity in cystic fibrosis with pancreatic insufficiency occurring early in the disease process. Current treatment is exogenous insulin therapy as CFRD is due to impaired insulin secretion. Recent small studies have shown improvement in endogen...