TRIBUNJOGJA.COM – Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction indeed they are two different health conditions. But the two can be related to each other because diabetes has been shown to trigger erectile dysfunction in men.
What is erectile dysfunction?
Erectile dysfunction is a condition in which a man has difficulty achieving or maintaining erection.
Men with diabetes are two to three times more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction. When men age 45 and under develop ED, it may be a sign of type 2 diabetes.
How can diabetes cause erectile dysfunction?
Diabetes occurs when you have too much sugar circulating in the bloodstream You.
There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes, which affects less than 10 percent of those with diabetes, and type 2 diabetes, which accounts for more than 90 percent of diabetes cases.
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Type 2 diabetes often develops as a result of being overweight or lacking physical activity.
About 30 million Americans have diabetes, and about half of them are men.
An estimated 10 percent of men aged 40 to 70 have severe erectile dysfunction, and another 25 percent have moderate conditions.
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