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Young Men With Type 2 Diabetes, Suffer From Low Testosterone Level

Posted on August 31, 2008

Endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found that young type-2 diabetic men have significantly low levels of testosterone.Such findings followed research published earlier by the same research group reporting that one-third of middle-aged men with type 2 diabetes have low testosterone levels - thereby requiring treatment for erectile dysfunction.Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Skip ODonnelLow levels of testosterone have great impact in the quality of life and their ability to father children.According to Paresh Dandona, Ph.D., UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine...

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