Health Is Vital

Health is taken for granted, until you can't any more. In this blog I hope to put down on paper some of the articles I come across and want to remember, about health. I will be personalizing these articles to apply to me. I am diabetic, over weight, have high blood pressure and tinnitus, so these are the things you will find here. I will include nutrition, exercise, and holistic health, and many other ideas. I work in the health profession, particularly mental health, and have an interest in suicide prevention; so these topics will also be covered in this blog. Please, if you are suffering reach out. Our county health and crisis line is 1-855-278-4204.

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Sex and Diabetes

Read an interesting article from Everyday Health.  It was on sexual problems to look out for if you have diabetes.  Problems can be caused by the diabetes itself, especially if it is not well controlled.  However you also have to worry about medications, which also can cause problems.  Diabetes can result in restricted blood flow to all parts of the body, as well as nerve damage.
Specific problems to look out for include erectile dysfunction, low arousal or low response, infections (particularly yeast infections) and low libido.
The conclusion of this article is that as diabetes is well controlled, then sexual issues will be less.  In other words, controlling diabetes can lead to better sex.  Now that is motivation to keep your diabetes well-controlled.

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