When diabetes attack your libido!

Diabetes is a disease that can progress silently. Among its complications, erectile dysfunction may occur. Warning, these problems can be warning signs. To prevent these risks and find a fulfilling sex life, talk to your doctor!
 
Diabetes now affects nearly 3 million people in France and 189 million worldwide. Among the complications, erectile dysfunction is too often ignored when they actually alter the quality of life.

Diabetes and erectile dysfunction: the diabolical duo
Often overlooked, however, diabetes is first diagnosed cause of erectile dysfunction. As many as one in three diabetic would be affected between 20 and 60 years by this problem, many dare not speak. Concerns are more frequent than the disease is diabetic and installed former, especially poorly controlled:

78% of people with diabetes for over 10 years suffer;
77% of poorly controlled diabetes are prone to erectile dysfunction against 64% for those whose disease is under control;
When complications of diabetes (impaired vision, kidney, necrosis of the foot ...) are already present, nearly 85% of patients also suffer from erectile dysfunction. One consequence that affects the quality of life.
Even for non-diabetics, the occurrence of these disorders may be an important warning to the doctor. They can reveal early stages of vascular disease. All the more reason to talk to as quickly!

Preserve erectile function
To prevent the occurrence of erectile dysfunction, many prevention tips are important. A good control of his diabetes is the first step to implement. The control of blood glucose, antidiabetic and modification of lifestyle (nutrition and physical activity mainly) are the pillars of good management of his illness. These councils have a positive impact both on erection problems than all the other complications of diabetes can be serious: cardiovascular diseases, eye problemsNervous, kidney, amputation.
But other factors are taken into account. The first of these, the Tobacco is a scourge in this regard. It greatly increases the risk of erectile dysfunction. Less smoke, better yet, quit is a key preventive measures.
Finally, physicians often find that the failure occurs after many months of "sexual silence" during which the erectile function deteriorates gradually. And that's where the psychological and management of problem come into play early Tell your doctor is the right solution. An early approach makes it possible not to be locked in a vicious cycle of failure: fear of failure becomes the reason for erectile dysfunction ... Faced with these intimate problems, using the partner is also considered. The management problems of erectile dysfunction often has to involve the couple in its entirety.

Diabetes, erectile dysfunction and quality of life
Finally, erectile dysfunction is a real nuisance to the quality of life and care must be part of the treatment of diabetic patients. Therefore dare talk to her doctor who will certainly be paying close attention. Effective solutions exist!

Beyond 40 years, nearly one in three men suffer from these disorders where only one in ten are actually supported. And in the case of simple problems, it is useless to appeal to a sexologist. The general practitioner or diabetologist are perfectly capable of handling these problems.

 

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