Many men have impotence problems at some point during their lives, especially in their 50's, 60's and older. For men with diabetes, these problems can arrive 10 to 15 years earlier than for men without diabetes. Some estimates place the incidence of diabetes-related impotence in men at more than 40 percent.

Impotence has various causes and it can be caused by physical and psychological reasons, for example:

Stress, anxiety and nervousness
Problems in relationships
Poor health
Drinking too much alcohol
Some medications
Some operations
Low levels of the male hormone testosterone.

Sometimes nerve disease related to diabetes causes impotence. When nerves are damaged, as can happen with the condition, the flow of blood to the penis may be lessened and so an erection can't occur. Blood vessel damage can also cause impotence.

It may be that medications taken for diabetes, high blood pressure or for other conditions can be the cause. Drinking too much and smoking can also cause the problem.

Impotence is extremely common among diabetics. Impotence in diabetics is almost always organic in origin.

A diabetic is 2–5 times more likely to develop impotence than a man who does not have diabetes.

Diabetes causes horrendous nerve damage including blindness, deafness, burning foot syndrome, loss of feeling, loss of muscle control, pain and tingling and impotence. The penis is the only gland in the body that has its blood supply shut off all the time. Muscles surrounding the penile artery constrict the artery to prevent blood from flowing to the penis. When a man is excited, his brain sends messages along nerves that cause the nerves to secrete a chemical called nitric oxide theat relaxes the muscles around the arteries to open blood flow to the penis and the balloons in the penis fill with blood and the man has an erection.

If you have diabetic impotence, the best advice is to see an urologist who is experienced in treating impotence in men with diabetes. These physicians understand the relationship between diabetes and impotence and have up-to-date knowledge and experience in the latest treatments.

There are many, many treatment options for ED in men with diabetes. Viagra is one of the most convenient options, although it seems to many doctors to be less effective in men with diabetes.

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