Impotence should not be perceived as another curse for people, suffering from diabetes. Inseparable bond between these two conditions is just one of many myths about male sexual disorder. Nowadays about 20 - 30 million of men in the USA have different forms of impotence, though it does not mean that all of them have diabetes.
The term impotence itself as the mans inability for sexual performance is going out of use at our days. Instead of it, ED or Erectile Dysfunction is used to underline that inability to perform or maintain penis erection is medical condition, disorder which has its objective causes and needs to be treated.
Here is the truth about diabetes and ED: diabetes is one of several physical conditions (along with heart diseases, hypertension etc), which potentially can lead to ED development. Therefore people with diabetes should keep in mind this potential complication. Happily the Erectile Dysfunction can be treated in rather effective way with the modern oral pills, like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.
The number of ED cases among diabetics ranges from 35 to 75% according to different clinical studies. That is why diabetic people are considered to be the risk group for developing the ED condition. Though about 19% of all men at age 50 suffer from ED, those with diabetes can experience it 10 or 15 years earlier.
Diabetes itself cannot cause Erectile Dysfunction, but it can lead to violations of certain system functioning in human organism, which play the leading role in erection process.
Diabetes can be accompanied with different vascular diseases, involving hardening or narrowing of arteries. Erection is impossible without sufficient blood flow into the penis, so when the arteries are not able to deliver sufficient amount of blood to penis, the erection is impossible.
The other important mechanism for erection is neurological. Erection always starts in mind and then the signals are transmitted by nerves to penis with the order to start erection. Diabetes can decrease the effectiveness of certain nerves, which are essential for erection.
These are the major cases of diabetes influence on the ED development. At the same time, similar preconditions can be caused by diseases other than diabetes; for example, vascular problems can be caused by hypertension, cholesterol or alcohol abuse.
The resent studies from Brady Urological Institute show more direct influence of diabetes on ED development. Researchers have found certain type of sugar, which is present at increased level in diabetics. This sugar can interfere with the certain processes in human body, necessary for starting and maintaining the erection. As the result it can lead to permanent penile impairment over time.
Meantime the treatment of Erectile Dysfunction exists and it is suitable for all men, with or without diabetes. Moreover doctors can advise some preventive measures to reduce the risk of ED development in people with diabetes.
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