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Diabetes & ED: Hidden Causes & How to Stop It!
Episode 26410th April 2025 • Sexual Health For Men • Dr. Anne Truong
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Struggling with erectile dysfunction? If you have diabetes, the answer might be closer than you think.

In this podcast episode, we dive into the surprising link between your blood sugar and your ability to perform, revealing crucial information that many doctors overlook. I will unpack these hidden truths and, more importantly, share actionable steps you can take right now to regain control and boost your confidence and performance.

Don't let this issue linger. Tune in now to understand what's happening and how to make things better before symptoms worsen.

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This podcast is for you, the Modern Man. I'm Dr Anne Truong,

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your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and best

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selling author of the book, Erectile Dysfunction Fix. I'll

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do a deep dive into sexual health and performance and how

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it affects men of all ages and backgrounds. So let's get

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started, and be sure to visit my website at

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sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and

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resources from the show. See you on the inside.

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Hello there, Modern Man. I'm Dr Anne Truong. I'm a sexual

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medicine specialist. I've treated over 7000 men with ED.

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In today's episode, we're going to talk about why diabetes is a

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major risk factor for ED. Stay tuned to the end, we're going to

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dive into why that is and if you're a man that has diabetes,

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you need to listen to this episode.

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So diabetes is a significant risk factor for ED due to its

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systemic effect on the body. The relationship between diabetes

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and ED involves multiple mechanisms. Let's dive into it.

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Number one, there is vascular damage. High blood sugar level,

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that's what diabetes is, that your blood sugar level is high

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when you're fasting, but high blood sugar itself damages small

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blood vessel a condition called microvascular disease, and this

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impairment causes the penile artery to have decreased blood

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flow, which means that iy is impairing the ability for the

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penis to have an erection. So it causes microvascular disease,

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and therefore less blood flow. Additionally, you're kind of in

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a bad situation if you have high cholesterol and high

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triglyceride, which are two bad cholesterol, which are commonly

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occur if you have diabetes. There's three things that occur

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usually together, diabetes, high blood pressure and high

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cholesterol, and they usually occur because of diet as well as

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lack of exercise. So to summarize, diabetes causes ED

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number one is vascular damage.

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Number two is nerve damage. Diabetes often lead to

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neuropathy or nerve damage and this saffect the nerve that is

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in the arms and in the leg, and normally affect feet and the

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hands first. Nerve is essential for sexual stimulation and

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erection, and the damage to the nerve can disrupt communication

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from the brain to the penis, making it difficult to achieve

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an erection.

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Number three, endothelial dysfunction. Diabetes have

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impairment of the endothelium, which is the lining inside the

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blood vessel. Imagine the blood vessel like a pipe, and the

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endothelium is a thin lining, one cell layer lining that is

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inside the blood vessel, and the blood vessel is held together

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because of the endothelium, and the high blood sugar reduce the

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ability of the endothelium to relax, and when it cannot relax,

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it cannot allow more blood flow to the penis. So that's why this

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contributes to poor blood flow to the penis.

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Number four, hormonal imbalances. Men with diabetes

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experience lower testosterone level, a condition called

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hypogonadism, which can reduce libido and increase or

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exacerbate ED, testosterone deficiency, particularly

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prevalent in men with type two diabetes. So it's interesting

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that men with type two diabetes tend to have more incidence of

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ED than men that have type one diabetes.

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Now number five, oxidative stress and inflammation. Chronic

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high blood sugar level leads to increased oxidative stress and

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inflammation. Imagine oxidative stress like a free radical, it

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damages tissue. Inflammation, imagine it as fire in your body.

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It's just fire. You're not supposed to have fire in your

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body. You're not supposed to have more imbalances. Imagine

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that. That's what inflammation is, which then when that happen

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when you have oxidative stress, inflammation, it damages the

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vascular or the blood vessel and the nerve tissue, and that lead

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to actually less nitric oxide production, which is critical

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for the blood vessel to open, and it actually leads to

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increased incidence of prothrombotic factors, or

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increased incidence of blood clotting, which then worsen

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blood flow issue as well. So, you don't want oxidative stress

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and inflammation. But in diabetes, you tend to have this.

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Okay, Modern Man, you are not alone and you don't have to

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suffer anymore. ED can feel isolating, frustrating, and even

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defeating. The endless guessing, the quiet shame, the weight of

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not feeling like yourself is exhausting. But here's the

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truth, you are not broken. You are not alone. You don't have to

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figure this out alone anymore. The Get Wood Now Boost Program

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is your step by step, path to sexual confidence and

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restoration. No more suffering in silence, no more trial and

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error, just real solution, real result and the confidence you

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deserve. It's time to take back your power on your term. Let's

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get this journey started together. Check out the course

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at getwoodnow.com. I'll see you there.

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Number six, psychological factors. Diabetes is often

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associated with stress, depression and anxiety, which

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then contribute to ED, affecting mood and sexual desire. And it

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compound that the psychological component with the physical

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component, it makes it a pretty unpleasant situation for men

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with diabetes. So diabetes cause the vascular damage, the nerve

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damage, the hormonal imbalances and the oxidative stress, and

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then, along with the psychological factors as well,

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make ED more prevalent in men with diabetes, especially those

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who poorly controlled blood sugar level. Poorly control,

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meaning, if your hemoglobin A1C is eight or more, I see men who

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are in 10 or more, and the longer you have diabetes, the

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worse the condition.

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So managing your diabetes through medication and diet,

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such as the Mediterranean diet and exercise, can really improve

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your erection and reduce the risk of ED. So don't forget,

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diet exercise, but also use the penis pump. It can bring in

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blood flow to the penis as well as oxygen to the penis, and it

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helps with preventing atrophy. In fact, studies have shown that

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men with diabetes using the penis pump can be very

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effective, at least up to 70% effectiveness. Now another thing

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to consider is that a man with diabetes is 3.5 times more

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likely to develop ED than a non-diabetic man. And type two

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diabetes is a condition that you acquire as an adult and type one

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diabetes is when you're born not having the ability to release

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insulin from the pancreas. And interestingly, men with type one

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diabetes have about a 38% chance of getting ED, while men with

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type two diabetes experience 67% chance of getting ED. So if

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you're diabetic, and most of us are type two diabetic, know that

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you have 62% chance of getting ED. Now, if you work on your

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diet, mainly following the Mediterranean diet, and just

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incorporate walking into your routine, you will actually

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decrease your blood sugar level, decrease your hemoglobin A1C and

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probably be able to get rid of your medication, and that would

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positively impact upon your bedroom performance. I've seen

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many of my patients who are type two diabetic, started the

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Mediterranean diet, started walking on a regular basis. I

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have seen their hemoglobin A1C go from eight to seven to 5.6

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and then they eventually get off of their diabetic medication

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along with their cholesterol medication, even their high

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blood pressure medication as well. So win, win, win, and all

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it does is just really following the Mediterranean diet and

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exercise routine and being consistent with that. So

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managing your blood sugar not only help with your diabetes,

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but will help with your heart health and your ability to have

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your better improved bedroom performance and also longevity

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as well too, because it help you live longer with less

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psychological dysfunction such as depression and anxiety. Win,

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win, win all the way. And honestly, the Mediterranean diet

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is pretty easy to follow. Check out the Mediterranean diet guide

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here for you for free. Check it in the description in the banner

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you see here as well.

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And so just know that there are alternative to ED. You do not

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have to suffer in silence. If you're a man with diabetes, just

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know that you can control your diabetes. You can even get off

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of your diabetic medication if you just follow the

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Mediterranean diet and exercise. I know it's hard. I know that we

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live busy life. But if you make it a priority, and you be

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consistent with it, you will see an improvement. We have seen men

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improve their erection within like about months or six weeks

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of changing their diet and incorporating exercise into

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their daily life. So you don't have to suffer silence. There

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are alternatives. That's why I created the Get Wood Now Boost

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course for you to follow, to get out of ED, to start following

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the step to get sexual performance again. Check it out

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at getwoodnow.com. And we also have a community where men with

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ED, we work together with myself as your coach to get sexual

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confidence again. Check that out also at noedman.com. So I'm here

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as a resource for you. You do not have to be alone. Let's work

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together to get you out of sexual dysfunction to sexual

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function again. See you in the next episode.

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Okay, Modern Man, you are not alone and you don't have to

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suffer anymore. ED can feel isolating, frustrating, and even

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defeating. The endless guessing, the quiet shame, the weight of

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not feeling like yourself is exhausting. But here's the

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truth, you are not broken. You are not alone. You don't have to

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figure this out alone anymore. The Get Wood Now Boost Program

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is your step by step, path to sexual confidence and

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restoration. No more suffering in silence, no more trial and

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error, just real solution, real result and the confidence you

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deserve. It's time to take back your power on your term. Let's

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get this journey started together. Check out the course

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at getwoodnow.com. I'll see you there.

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Thanks for listening to the Sexual Health for Men Podcast.

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