Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction

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speedvogel (imported) wrote: Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:08 pm Diabetes can affect erection in several ways. I am an insulin dependent diabetic and this is based on my case and on my research.

First, diabetes and low testosterone often go together. They tend to make each other worse, too. I know when my testosterone levels are up, my blood glucose numbers tend to be down.

Second, diabetes interferes with circulation and that makes erection more difficult.

Third, diabetes often leads to depression. Depression makes for erectile difficulties. Unfortunately, the treatment for depression is often depressing as it is very hard to get hard when taking most of the commonly prescribed anti-depression med.

Speed

I don't get depressed ever. Then again, I was recently informed that the Rx I take to help me sleep is an anti-depressent. It's called Trazadone.
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Doctors often prescribe it for sleep disorders. I had one prescribe it for me once for sleep, but it didn't do anything to help me sleep.
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For my diabetes I take 5 mgs of Glipzide.
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