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Living with CF: Keeping Healthy
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The sinuses of CF patients tend to get plugged with sticky mucus. How can you clear it? Your liver gets blocked, too, which may put you at risk of liver failure. What can you do about it? What are the signs of diabetes in CF patients? How is it treated? Osteoporosis is a disease of old people, but young CF patients get it, too. Well-nourished CF patients have better lung function and feel better—but how do you stay well-nourished? What kind of exercise works best against CF? How do you control infections? There’re plenty of medications out there, but how do they work? Whew, sounds like a lot of questions, but it’s only the beginning! This section will give you the answers to help you manage your treatments more effectively.

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