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Sexual impotence is often a taboo subject, but one that disrupts the lives of many men and women every day around the world. And as much as many people want to avoid talking about it, it is something that needs to be discussed with a doctor so that it can be resolved in the right way. One of the causes of impotence is diabetes, a disease that causes the blood to have excess sugar. But, after all, what is the relationship between diabetes and impotence ? That is exactly what today’s text is going to talk about. But first, do you know exactly what those two things are?
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by glycemia, that is, an increase in blood sugar levels. This is due to a defect that prevents the pancreas from producing enough insulin to control such levels of sugar in a person’s blood or even when the insulin produced is not effective.
If the insulin produced by the pancreas is neither sufficient nor effective, the person’s blood vessels can be damaged, which can lead to a series of other complications such as necrosis of certain limbs and even acute myocardial infarction.
The diabetes can arise for various reasons, from genetic causes to the unhealthy lifestyle and poor diet.
There are several types of diabetes, with Type 1 and Type 2 being the most popular because they reach a much larger number of people. However, in addition to them we can also mention pre-diabetes, which is a condition that can lead to one of these two types that we mentioned earlier and gestational diabetes, which occurs only when a woman is pregnant.
What is Sexual Impotence?
Once you have a better understanding of what diabetes is, it is also important to understand what sexual impotence is so that you can understand the relationship between these two things. In short, when we talk about men, sexual impotence is the difficulty or even the inability to maintain an erection that allows you to have a satisfactory sexual relationship.
Sexuality is an important part of everyone’s life. So it is important for a man to seek help and treatment when suffering from impotence. This problem can have several origins, from psychological to physical, such as diabetes, for example. And that is where the two issues converge.
Does Diabetes Cause Sexual Impotence?
As you may have noticed, yes, diabetes can cause sexual impotence. In fact, it is estimated that between 35% and 75% of men who have the disease will suffer from some level of impotence in their lives. In addition, the occurrence is much higher with older men , especially those over 60 years of age. That is, it does not mean that all men who have the disease will suffer from this consequence, but it is important to be aware of this real problem.
This is for a simple reason. An erection depends on good blood circulation in the penis area and diabetes can cause several blood vessels to have their functions compromised in the whole body of a man, including the penis. In addition to compromising erection, diabetes also has a direct relationship with the nerves and the sensitivity of the male sexual organ, which can be quite harmful to a man, leading him to have several other problems, including psychological ones.
Is Erectile Dysfunction Caused By Diabetes Cure?
When we talk about male impotence , it is very common for there to be a great concern, after all, it is the impossibility of a man to have a healthy sex life. But the good news is that erectile dysfunction caused by diabetes can be cured, but it is important to be attentive to the details and carry out the treatment in the correct way.
The first thing to be clarified is that what needs to be treated, in this case, is diabetes. Once she is in control and there are no more problems, a man can get back to having an erection normally. The big question is that treatment needs to be followed strictly, which means having healthy lifestyle habits, quitting smoking, when applicable, as well as having a balanced diet to control blood sugar levels. In addition, in men who have Type 1 diabetes, it is also necessary to have an insulin injection in the treatment.
Is it safe for diabetics to take Viagra?
A big question that arises when talking about the relationship between male impotence and diabetes is whether it is safe to take Viagra, the trade name of Sildenafil, a medicine that treats erectile dysfunction. Yes, this remedy can be used by men who have any type of diabetes and will not have any interference in relation to the disease.
However, it is important to know that Viagra can often not be useful enough for men to have erections normally. This is because this medicine acts directly on the stimulation of blood vessels so that there is an erection and a diabetic man may have exactly those vessels damaged in some way due to the disease.
Therefore, the most recommended is to see a doctor to perform the treatment of diabetes and, in this way, cure erectile dysfunction. If so, the doctor may prescribe Viagra to help the man, but never as the final solution to the problem.
Is Diabetes Related to Female Impotence?
There are reports of the association of diabetes with female impotence, however, it is a minority of cases, which means that it is very rare that this disease can have a direct relationship with a woman’s sexual problems .
What can happen is that women with diabetes have a higher risk of developing problems such as depression, which, in turn, can end up generating female impotence. Still, it is an indirect relationship between one thing and another, in addition to being a relatively rare side effect.
Sexuality is part of the life of all human beings and is directly related to happiness, satisfaction and even to feel good about our own bodies. For this reason, it is very important that any and all problems that arise related to sexual impotence are solved in the right way. When this problem is caused by diabetes, it is also important to understand how treatment can be done not only so that you do not have problems with impotence, but to prevent the disease from getting worse and causing other, even more serious consequences. Taking care of yourself is something we should all do. And that involves attention and a lot of knowledge about our body.
My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.
Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.
