In recent decades, two concepts have grown to increasing prominence in the field of
cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD). The first notion is that glucose abnormalities
can be detected well before the diagnosis of CFRD can be made using current diagnostic
criteria. The second concept is that it is biologically plausible that these glucose
abnormalities may be of clinical importance to people with cystic fibrosis (via mechanisms
that include increasing glucose in airway secretions [
[1]
], thereby promoting respiratory infections, as well as through catabolism from reduced
secretion of insulin, a potent anabolic hormone [
[2]
]. However, as these concepts have gained increasing acceptance, they have prompted
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January 28,
2023
Received:
January 19,
2023
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