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Isn't that book about cancer?

The same build up of mucus in the lungs can also happen in the pancreas, this damages the insulin-making hormones and leads to insulin deficiency. People with CF can also become resistant insulin for various reasons, particularly if they have had to have multiple courses of steroids.

Azithromycin is actually more commonly used in CF for it's anti-inflammatory properties as well as anti-bacterial.

It does seem to reduce respiratory tract infections in my patients with Bronchiectasis though.