Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes

[Amity Island]

Reduced levels of the VIP hormone in the pancreas due to low nerve supply may contribute to the development of early diabetes in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study in mice suggests.

Low VIP Hormone May Contribute to Early CF-related Diabetes

Reduced levels of the VIP hormone in the pancreas due to low nerve supply may contribute to developing early diabetes in people with cystic fibrosis.

cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com

 

[mikeyB]

Diabetes due to cystic fibrosis is well known, and classified under the umbrella term 3c. I’m not sure how this discovery can help prevent CF related diabetes.

 

[Leadinglights]

I think there was somebody on the MyDesmond forum with CF related diabetes and reported her DSN hadn't experience of advising how to manage the combined conditions. I don't know if they joined here.

 

[mikeyB]

I’m not surprised that that DSN didn’t have experience of CF related diabetes. It’s uncommon. In my years as a GP I never saw a case of CF, let alone CF related diabetes. Same with pancreatitis with Type 3c.

We did have a CF case on the Pancreatitis forum. (Diabetes on that forum is an “oh by the way” diagnosis.) He was, remarkably, in his sixties.