Are cystic fibrosis and diabetes related?

In a way: Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients may develop a form of diabetes (cystic fibrosis related diabetes, cfrd) since CF can affect the function of the pancreas, an organ that controls insulin.

In a way: Most patients with diabetes have either a failure of the pancrease (pancrelipase) to produce Insulin or develop resistance to Insulin for various reasons. In cf, there is pancreatic insufficiency due to injury to the pancrease (pancrelipase) from the disease itself... And this can lead to CF related diabetes (where more Insulin is needed).