Episode #0082 Philip Stevanovic – CF Related Diabetes (CFRD)

Philip Stevanovic, 36 years old with cystic fibrosis and diabetes, living in New York, married with twin boys, works full time as a construction manager, and received a double lung transplant in August 2007 at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City

-    Philip was diagnosed at age 2 at the University of Minnesota.
-    “Growing up with CF was pretty uneventful except that I slept in a mist tent. I played soccer, tennis, football and lived in Africa, Middle East, and Yugoslavia,” states Phil.
-    Philip was diagnosed with CFRD in 2006 via glucose tolerance test.  “I kept getting repeat infections because I had high blood sugar and bacteria feeds on sugar,” according to Phil.
-    “I treat my CFRD with insulin shots before I eat and that controls the sugar at meals. Blood sugars are controlled by food, medication, and exercise,” states Phil.
-    “Since I started insulin treatment for my CFRD I have gained weight, which is something I could never do with CF,” states Phil.
-    Philip sees an Endocrinologist for his CFRD.
-    “My role models are my mother and father – they are responsible for making me the person I am today and I thank them for everything.”
-    Philip’s recommendation to other with CFRD; “Enjoy life, be happy, stay focused, and get an Endocrinologist familiar with CF.”

This “LIVING. BREATHING. SUCCEEDING.” Podcast/Vodcast series is the 4th in a series of 12 made possible through and unrestricted educational grant from Genentech to The Boomer Esiason Foundation.