diabetes

OK, so this is totally based on my own experience… I’ve noticed that I have huge, sudden drops in blood sugar (as much as 140 mg/dL) a few minutes after each hcg sub-q shot. The drops don’t last long though so they’re not a big concern- my glucose stabilizes within an hour or so on its own. But...

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Random question… would getting higher/optimal testosterone levels have an effect on blood glucose and/or insulin sensitivity? This maybe a total coincidence, but I stopped clomid and restarted androgel. About a week into it, I’ve been getting some hypoglycemic episodes (I wear a dexcom cgm and...

I was recently prescribed cialis 2.5mg daily for E.D. I also have a recent diabetes diagnosis and I’m working on weight loss to try to reverse it. Although I feel like an old grandpa taking ED meds, truthfully I need it (especially after my endo’s failed experiment with clomid and stopping TRT…...

I just wanted to talk with forum about my concern with my son eating habits. I'm concerned that my son current safe foods are going to cause him to have diabetes and was curious if anyone feels like this or has there child health resulted in diabetes. I have already taken away fruit snacks and...

Has anyone noticed an increased in glucose readings, specifically fasting glucose, after taking any thyroid replacement meds for some time (i.e. Armour, Synthroid, etc.)? According to this article, "The levothyroxine elevated the patient’s blood sugar to the point where hypoglycemia resolved...

A new placebo controlled study of the use of testosterone undecanoate to prevent type 2 diabetes in older obese men found it reduced the risk by 40%. The study was presented at the recent meeting of the American Diabetes Association, the abstract is online. There is also an article about the...

I had restarted TRT recently and within 24 hours experience a period of little to no urination, followed by a return of urination 5 days later and even better than pre-TRT. Things are going great, then followed by a vitamin C deficiency which I averted by simply doubling the portion, but then...

Two studies recently in the news show the effectiveness of testosterone replacement therapy in the management of tupe 2 diabetes. The first was presented at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting. An observational registry study of 462 men with obesity and hypogonadism. Among the cohort, 273 men...

Objective To investigate the incidence of new onset type 2 diabetes mellitus in men receiving steroid 5α-reductase inhibitors (dutasteride or finasteride) for long term treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Design Population based cohort study. Setting UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink...

Testosterone Therapy Impedes Diabetes Progress, Study Finds | SexHealthMatters.org

In this study Saturated fatty acid(SFA) had a negative outcome on type 2 diabetes, switching SFA with Monounsaturated Fatty Acid (MUFA) and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) had a positive effect on insulin sensitivity until tot fat intake was about 37.5%, showing after that point increase again...

Two journal articles on the therapeutic role testosterone plays in treating type 2 diabetes. Given the increasing prevalence of diabetes and the difficulty most men have making lifestyle changes to mitigate it, I hope we see more doctors prescribing testosterone to their male patients with...

Men with diabetes have testosterone deficiency which indirectly increases the risk of erectile dysfunction. The main reason behind poor sexual health is inadequate blood flow towards male reproductive organ. The high blood sugar level in diabetes causes nerve damage and resulting poor blood...

Hello, I'm fairly new to the forum, but I've benefited from this site for the past few years. I've been type 1 for almost 25 years, diagnosed at age 3. I've been battling debilitating fatigue for the past six years despite A1C's that made my doctors happy by falling under the ADA's 7.0%...

I see a lot of men state they eat incredibly clean, or variations of that. I know I don't eat clean, but I am not sure how unclean I am. I don't have what I think of as a typical diet, meaning I can't say what I am going to eat day to day. It varies too much. My wife is Thai, she makes Thai...

This is a very informative presentation by cardiologist Dr. A. Malhotra: Killing For Profit - at the European Parliament ! #LCHF Aseem Malhotra Super session in the 2-hour European Parliament meeting on Thursday - so many issues raised by Dr. Aseem Malhotra, MEP Nathan Gill, Sir Richard...

During the 2000s, there was ample confusion and controversy around Berry's diabetes diagnosis. Initially, the actress was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, but in 2007, she reportedly said she had weaned herself off insulin by maintaining a healthy lifestyle and was now in the type 2 category. Her...

As the title, I am a second type diabetes patient, what is the latest treatment for diabetes

High levels of dihydrotestosterone may reduce diabetes risk Joyce KE, et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016;doi:10.1210/jc.2016-2623. Mukamal and colleagues evaluated data from the Cardiovascular Health Study on 852 men free of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in 1994 to determine the...

Greater muscle area is associated with lower risk of diabetes in older women with normal weight, but not in men or overweight women, according to a study involving more than 2,100 older adults. Participants were diabetes-free at baseline. Investigators measured abdominal and thigh muscle area...

Jay A. Brieler, MD, of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, evaluated electronic medical record registry data of ambulatory primary care visits from 2008 to 2013 on 1,399 adults (mean age, 61.6 years) with type 2 diabetes, with depression (n = 265) and without depression (n = 1,134), to...

In 26,000 healthy people, those taking statins to control cholesterol were a striking 87 percent more likely to become diabetic, said a recent Journal of General Internal Medicine database study. “The increased risk of diabetes observed in this study is considerably higher than that in...

Chronic treatment with the phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor vardenafil (Levitra, Bayer/GlaxoSmithKline) for 6 months in men with type 2 diabetes is safe, improves both endothelial function and measures of hemodynamic function, and reduces inflammatory markers. And a novel and unexpected...

Do you think you have chance to suffer from diabetes. I am little scared. Because I family i.e. my mother affected this. Then I got a solution from a stuff which is called "Please Ban Me for Spamming this Forum". it's just amuzing.

Obes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Jul-Aug;8(4):e339-49. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2013.10.005. Epub 2013 Nov 5. Hypogonadal obese men with and without diabetes mellitus type 2 lose weight and show improvement in cardiovascular risk factors when treated with testosterone: An observational study. Haider A et...

The review, published in Nutrition, surveyed long-term randomized controlled trials, including National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data and the ACCORD trial. Because no one prescriptive definition for a low-carbohydrate diet exists, the researchers expanded the review’s definition...

Decrease of postprandial endothelial dysfunction by spice mix added to high-fat hamburger meat in men with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Authors Li Z,et al. Journal Diabet Med. 2013 May;30(5):590-5. doi: 10.1111/dme.12120. Epub 2013 Mar 7. Affiliation Abstract AIMS: Consumption of a high-fat...

Group A was treated with tadalafil 10 mg every other day plus folic acid 5 mg daily and group B received tadalafil 10 mg every other day plus placebo daily for 3 months. Sexual function in diabetic patients with ED treated with the combination of tadalafil and folic acid...

Group A was treated with tadalafil 10 mg every other day plus folic acid 5 mg daily and group B received tadalafil 10 mg every other day plus placebo daily for 3 months. Sexual function in diabetic patients with ED treated with the combination of tadalafil and folic acid...