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CF and Diabetes

anonymous

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My boyfriend has just been recently diagnosed with Diabetes. He is 24 and this is his first ever admission. He has always been very active and I reckon that his CF is fairly mild since he has never had an admission before. Anyway at the moment he is really worried that this is going to be the first of many problems to do with his CF he reckons that he is going to get really sick and just go downhill from now on since he has been lucky in the passed with his CF. Could him getting diabetes make his CF worse???
 

anonymous

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My boyfriend has just been recently diagnosed with Diabetes. He is 24 and this is his first ever admission. He has always been very active and I reckon that his CF is fairly mild since he has never had an admission before. Anyway at the moment he is really worried that this is going to be the first of many problems to do with his CF he reckons that he is going to get really sick and just go downhill from now on since he has been lucky in the passed with his CF. Could him getting diabetes make his CF worse???
 

anonymous

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My non-medical opinion is no, as long as he can keep those sugars under control & as long as there was no damage to his kidneys from high blood sugars up until this point.
I also have CF & diabetes and the diabetes is the easy one for me to control. The CF is another story! I know how he feels, every one of us probably feels that way when something new is diagnosed or some new medication is added, we are all scared that this means that it's down hill from here & that's not always the case at all.
Hang in there! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

anonymous

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My non-medical opinion is no, as long as he can keep those sugars under control & as long as there was no damage to his kidneys from high blood sugars up until this point.
I also have CF & diabetes and the diabetes is the easy one for me to control. The CF is another story! I know how he feels, every one of us probably feels that way when something new is diagnosed or some new medication is added, we are all scared that this means that it's down hill from here & that's not always the case at all.
Hang in there! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

anonymous

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My CF boyfriend is a right handful. He is a party boy by nature and is forever getting drunk and whatever, i mean i understand he just wants to be like his mates at uni blabla but years of barely taking his medication (he never does his neb and refused to take creon for 3 years!!!) and his poor diet of crappy food and alcohol have lead to a serious infection that has blocked his pancreas with mucus and he will forever have diabetes now. I knew that he'd get it eventually but didn't think it would be so soon. He will now have to give up his previous lifesyle and curb back on his precious marsbars that he seems to be addicted to, because of the way he has abused his body. So let this be a warning to you CF nutters out there who think life is one big party, and that it's ok to smoke like a chimney, drink like a fish, and constantly stuff your face with chocolate and dont eat any veggies...(Yeh i no fats good for u n all but u need those vits too!)...it WILL catch up with you and it might be sooner than you think. You may not realise it but there are more people than you think in your life that are trying really hard to maintain your good health because they love you and because they care, so still have fun but please take it in moderation.
 

anonymous

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My CF boyfriend is a right handful. He is a party boy by nature and is forever getting drunk and whatever, i mean i understand he just wants to be like his mates at uni blabla but years of barely taking his medication (he never does his neb and refused to take creon for 3 years!!!) and his poor diet of crappy food and alcohol have lead to a serious infection that has blocked his pancreas with mucus and he will forever have diabetes now. I knew that he'd get it eventually but didn't think it would be so soon. He will now have to give up his previous lifesyle and curb back on his precious marsbars that he seems to be addicted to, because of the way he has abused his body. So let this be a warning to you CF nutters out there who think life is one big party, and that it's ok to smoke like a chimney, drink like a fish, and constantly stuff your face with chocolate and dont eat any veggies...(Yeh i no fats good for u n all but u need those vits too!)...it WILL catch up with you and it might be sooner than you think. You may not realise it but there are more people than you think in your life that are trying really hard to maintain your good health because they love you and because they care, so still have fun but please take it in moderation.
 

Diane

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Hi,
I've had cf related diabetes for over 24 years now( insulin dependant) , and like the other poster said, the diabetes is the "easier" of the two to handle. Because your boyfriend got diabetes doesnt mean it is the first of many problems to come, but he will have to change his lifestyle now and start taking better care of himself. Diabetes making the cf worse is a tough question, because it will all depend on how well he gets his blood sugars under control. Cf requires a lot of calories to maintain things well, where with diabetes, you need to limit caloric intake somewhat. So now you have to maintain a great balancing act, between eating enough to satisfy your caloric needs for cf, and keeping your blood sugar under control. It takes a while to get used to it all, but once he does, he will feel better and do better. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
~Diane 39 / cf / diabetes / b.cepacia
 

Diane

New member
Hi,
I've had cf related diabetes for over 24 years now( insulin dependant) , and like the other poster said, the diabetes is the "easier" of the two to handle. Because your boyfriend got diabetes doesnt mean it is the first of many problems to come, but he will have to change his lifestyle now and start taking better care of himself. Diabetes making the cf worse is a tough question, because it will all depend on how well he gets his blood sugars under control. Cf requires a lot of calories to maintain things well, where with diabetes, you need to limit caloric intake somewhat. So now you have to maintain a great balancing act, between eating enough to satisfy your caloric needs for cf, and keeping your blood sugar under control. It takes a while to get used to it all, but once he does, he will feel better and do better. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
~Diane 39 / cf / diabetes / b.cepacia
 
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