Diabetic and Impotence

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Diabetic and Impotence

Men with diabetes are more prone to problems with impotence are not fully understood. Impotence means you cannot have an erection sufficient to perform sexual intercourse. One in ten men may continue to experience the episodes of impotence while majority just experience short term symptom.

Diabetic patients who suffered from hardened arteries and nerve damage may contribute to impotence by restricting the flow of blood to the penis. If blood glucose levels are kept in the normal range, it will help reduce the chance of these problems occurring.

Apart from diabetes, impotence can be caused by physical or psychological reason, for example:

• Stress, anxiety and nervousness

• Problems in relationships

• Poor health

• Drinking too much alcohol

• Some medications

• Some operations

• Low levels of the male hormone testosterone.

Physical impotence happens over a period of months or years and is often a gradual loss of function. If erections still occur spontaneously overnight or in the morning, this indicates that the problem may be psychological.

Test and Treatments

You should see your doctor to find the cause of impotence, often a few simple questions by the doctor will help to determine if the problem is physical or psychological. If you are encountering psychological causes, seeking professional counselor can be successful particularly is the partner is involved.

For those who is having physical causes, there are several treatments which depend on the cause. If the problem is related to nerve damage or poor blood supply, options include a range of treatments from drugs to surgery. You can also request blood tests from your doctor to determine if hormone problems are causing the impotence or blood flow to the penis is affected.

Generally you may also seek help from the organizations below:

• American Association of Diabetes educator

• International Diabetes Institute

Things to remember

• Impotence is a common problem for men.

• There are many effective treatments available for impotence.

• It's important to find the cause of the problem so as to be able to select the right treatment.

• Discuss the problem with your doctor as soon as you notice a change.

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