New Study Finds Testosterone Therapy Can Reverse Effects of Diabetes

Testosterone is a very critical male hormone. Unfortunately as men age, testosterone levels drop. This age-related decline of testosterone, leave many men between the ages of 35 and 55, suffering from low testosterone, also known as “Low-T.”

For many years now, doctors and medical researchers have known that there is a link between low testosterone and diabetes.

Men who are diagnosed with Low-T are often obese. They tend to be tired, have low metabolisms, and are resistant to the impact of exercise. That could also describe most men with Type 2 diabetes. It should come as no surprise therefore, that there have been many recent studies that indicate men who have Low-T, also have, or are at greater risk of developing diabetes.

In fact, according to the Diabetes Association, men with diabetes are nearly twice as likely to suffer from low testosterone, as men without diabetes. Furthermore, men who have both diabetes and low testosterone are also at much greater risk of developing heart disease, than the general population.

It is still not clear whether there is a causal relationship between diabetes and low-T, or vice versa, but there is increasing evidence of some kind of link between the two conditions.

Now the latest research, presented at this year’s annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, indicates that long-term testosterone therapy can lower the risk of developing diabetes, and in some cases, may even reverse its symptoms.

Details of This Study on Testosterone Therapy and Diabetes

The research was conducted by Dr. Farid Saad, in cooperation with Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany, and colleagues. According to Saad, the study was designed to, “determine the effect of long-term testosterone therapy on men with low testosterone production who also had Type 2 diabetes.”  There have been numerous previous clinical studies that have shown that testosterone replacement therapy can have beneficial effects in men with Type 2 diabetes and Low-T.

Over 800 such men were put on testosterone therapy, and followed over a 10 year period which recently ended.

Using typical double-blind protocols, the researchers found that for a large percentage of those in the group receiving testosterone, their Type 2 Diabetes had “become less severe, while it had worsened in the untreated controls.” Furthermore those in the testosterone group who had to be on insulin therapy to control their diabetes symptoms were able to reduce their dose significantly, falling from an average 34 to 19.9 units per day. The researchers also observed significant weight loss in the participants in the testosterone group.

The study’s authors concluded that, "Long-term testosterone therapy can support diabetes treatment in men with low testosterone and Type 2 diabetes.” 

Other Benefits of Testosterone Replacement

Research like this continues, howeve,r we now know that testosterone therapy can reduce your risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. In addition to that, testosterone therapy can:

• Improve your mental abilities, making your more competitive at work
• Improve your sex life
• Increase your energy and stamina
• Improve your ability to build muscle
• Help you lose weight, particularly belly fat
• Improve sleep
• Combat anxiety and depression

So now that you know a little bit more about the many positive benefits of testosterone therapy, why not contact us today and find out if testosterone therapy is right for you?