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Diabetes and Men
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Diabetes affects both sexes but for some reason men are affected more radically by the adverse effects of some of the diseases symptoms.
Though there is no direct evidence for a reason, the fact is that observation plays it out. Diabetes has negative effects on the bodies' circulation.
Therefore men with diabetes are more subject to problems of improper circulation, such as impotence.
Men are also quicker to degenerate into blindness from the effects of retinopathy, a vision disorder related to diabetes that results in blindness.
Furthermore, men are two to three times more likely to need amputation arising from complications involving diabetes.
Although reason can't necessarily be put to the test as to why men are susceptible to these symptoms there are things that can be done about them. To help offset the symptom of impotence, men with diabetes need to pay special attention to controlling their blood sugar levels.
Smoking cigarettes, drinking large amounts of alcohol and worrying about getting impotence should all be avoided as much as possible.
Often impotence is a result of mental or psychological hang ups; therefore worrying about impotence will lead to a worsened condition or may very well be the cause of onset.
The other aspects of diabetes for men, such as higher rates of amputation or degenerative retinopathy, may best be controlled or reduced by seeing a physician regularly and monitoring the diabetic condition.
Staying ahead of the game will allow a professional to assist with the symptoms and control of the disease. Men, many times, are more likely than women to hold off on calling a physician for fear that something might be wrong with them or some other sense of false machismo.
Ultimately, however, impotence and amputation are much less macho than simply getting regular check ups from a professional.
Further information can be found at the American Diabetes Association site and the International Diabetes Federation site.
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