Diabetes complications and comorbidities

Men and women with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes have high levels of sexual dysfunction, shows an analysis of data from the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study in the USA.

Men with recent-onset diabetes have twice the rate of erectile dysfunction as those without diabetes, but prevalence varies significantly among pathophysiology-based diabetes subgroups, German study findings indicate.

Researchers find women with type 1 diabetes report a high rate of sexual dysfunction, which may be linked to psychosocial issues.

Around a third of people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes report some form of sexual dysfunction, with diabetes distress an underlying factor for both men and women, research shows.

Advisory Board member Clipper Young recounts an experience of starting a patient with erectile dysfunction on the path to appropriate treatment for him and his diabetes.

Krishnasamy S, Abell TL. Diabetes Ther (2018); 9 (Suppl 1): 1. doi: 10.1007/s13300-018-0454-9

This review provides an overview of the diagnosis and management of hypoactive sexual desire disorder, aiming to provide a practical approach to an under-recognized complication in women with diabetes.