Glucose tolerance during pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis.

BACKGROUND: Patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are relatively insulinopenic and are at risk of diabetes, especially during times of stress. There is a paucity of data in the literature describing glucose tolerance during CF pulmonary exacerbations. We hypothesised that glucose tolerance would be wor...

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Main Authors: John Widger, Mark R Oliver, Michele O'Connell, Fergus J Cameron, Sarath Ranganathan, Phil J Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3441597?pdf=render