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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Diabetes Symptoms In Men

Testosterone deficiency affects 50% of men with Type 2 diabetes

March 24, 2009
According to a new study, 50 percent of men who have Type 2 diabetes suffer from testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS). That number is more than double the rate of TDS found in healthy men, researchers say. Experts say TDS is associated with heart disease, erectile dysfunction, and an increased risk of death. But according to the recent study, testosterone therapy for diabetic men may reduce insulin resistance, waist circumference, leptin, and cholesterol.  Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Innovative Research and Type 1 Diabetes: “Of Mice and Men”
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...you my vision for a potential treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. I proposed that a... Read more »

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Fatty Liver and Exercise
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

If you read my articles about diabetes here regularly, you might have noticed that I rarely cover... Read more »

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Diabetes Awareness Month: Understanding the Link Between Heart Disease and Diabetes
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...people. However, you may have been unaware that having diabetes can be an accelerating factor in... Read more »

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Type 1 progress
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

I tend to write mostly about type 2 diabetes, because that's what I know best. But lately, there... Read more »

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Curing Erectile Dysfunction
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...have one of the most devastating complications of diabetes named after then. But erectile... Read more »

Health Guide

Diabetes in Children: Myths and Facts
Myth: Children with diabetes should not eat anything with sugar in it.Fact: This was true years ago, before carb counting was invented. But times have changed, and it’s not sugar we’re worried... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Symptoms
Type 2 diabetes usually begins gradually and progresses slowly. Symptoms in adults include:Excessive thirstIncreased urinationFatigueBlurred visionWeight lossIn women, vaginal yeast... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes: References
ReferencesAmerican Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes -- 2006. Diabetes Care. 2006 Jan;29 Suppl 1:S4-42.Boulton AJ, Vileikyte L, Ragnarson-Tennvall G, Apelqvist J. The global... Read more »
Risk Factors for Enlarged Prostate
...-- particularly fast-growing BPH -- in men with obesity, heart and circulatory diseases, and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes and hypertension, in any case, worsen urinary tract symptoms in men with BPH.... Read more »
Kidney Stones: References
...JAMA. 2005;293(4):455-462.Krambeck AE, Gettman MT, Rohlinger AL, Lohse CM, Patterson DE, Segura JW. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension associated with shock wave lithotripsy of renal and proximal... Read more »

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