Type 2 Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction: Understanding the Connection and Finding Solutions
If you’re living with type 2 diabetes and have noticed changes to your sexual health, you’re not alone. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most common but least talked-about complications of diabetes. "The good news? This is a medical issue, not a character defect, and there are many good treatments for this. This guide includes the relationship between type 2 diabetes and erectile dysfunction, why it occurs, and what you can do about it. The numbers don’t lie. Men with diabetes are much more likely to have erectile dysfunction than men without the disease. Research shows that men with type 2 diabetes are about 1.5 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction than men without diabetes. A large review of the world found that the pooled prevalence of ED in diabetic patients is a whopping 65.8% — about two out of eve...
