Category: CF Awareness

  • CFRD or CF related diabetes is also common in people with CF.  Due to the pancreas not functioning properly, it throws many things off whack, to include blood sugars.  People with CF take a lot of steroids like prednisone to help with inflammation in the lungs.  Steroids throw blood sugars all out of sorts, usually…

  • Nasal polyps are very common in CF.  I, myself, have had a number of sinus surgeries to remove polyps.  I have lost count how many surgeries.  During the surgery they go up through your nose into the sinuses and remove all the polyps and make bigger openings if needed.  It is not a fun surgery…