The Truth about Diabetes Effect's on a Man's Health
Naturally a difficult area to talk about for all men, not just diabetic men. Men would rather admit to being poor drivers, unable to read maps, than own up to their sexual problems. Although for obvious reasons accurate statistics are difficult to find, approximately 10% of all men over 40 experience sexual dysfunction, usually as an inability to get or sustain an erection. Talking now about diabetic men - perhaps as much as 50% of diabetic men have some problems. First of all, lets talk about general problems, then we shall focus in on diabetic specific problems and how we can minimise them.
Drugs and medication
Firstly certain medication can affect your erection, like anti-depressants and some high blood pressure medication. Illegal drugs can also have a negative effect. Smoking and alcohol are further things to avoid if you want to increase the chance of an erection.
Psychological
Along side certain drugs and medication, psychological issues like anxiety, stress and of course depression can have a massive effect on your bedroom performance. If the problem is psychological, then you will still be able to get erections, perhaps at odd times when aroused or first thing in the morning. Your anxiety to perform is partially causing the problem. Talk to your partner, try and add spontaneity and fun back to your love making. Depending on you and your partners attitude, you could try sex toys, different locations, role play or start with a relaxing sensual massage. Above all don't put pressure on yourself to perform, try to relax and have fun, it will come in time.
Diabetic Related Problems
Over the long term, diabetes, particularly if poorly controlled, can lead to damage of the nervous system which can effect, amongst other things, the ability to get and sustain an erection. It should be noted that the actual ability to produce good semen is unaffected, so you still have the ability to father children.
So how do you prevent these problems - well good blood flow is essential to an erection, so check out the diet section and make sure you are not eating foods with lots of artery blocking fats and bad cholesterol. If you have high blood pressure and are on medication for it, look to change your diet (reduce salt intake to start with) and try and come off your medication (in consultation with your doctor of course). Likewise for depression, beat it naturally if you can.
Good blood glucose control is essential for good functioning of your whole body, not just your sex organs, so make sure your control is as best it can be.
Impotence Drugs
Recent advances like Viagra have been shown to be very effective in helping diabetic men and no side effects on diabetic control have been observed. There are groups of people who should avoid using Viagra and you must check with your doctor to see if it is safe for you to use.
Impotence Devices
Vacuum pumps and constriction devices can be used to create an erection and then by using something like a rubber band around the base of the penis, the erection is maintained. The band can be kept on for perhaps 30 minutes, sometimes numbness and even pain can occur and because of the restriction around the penis, no semen can escape meaning conception is normally not possible.
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More Resources
[ www.diabetes.org ]
[ www.diabetes.ca ]
[ www.diabetesnet.com ]
[ www.diabetes.org.uk ]
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