Will my diabetes cause sex problems?
That depends to a certain extent on whether you are a woman or a man. Previously it had been thought that diabetes had little or no effect on either a woman's sexual performance or satisfaction. Even now, based on what diabetic women report to their doctors, it would seem that they reach a sexual climax just as often as nondiabetic women. Still there are rumblings from some diabetes therapists especially female diabetes therapists that sex problems associated with diabetes are as common among women as among men. It's just that the male sex problems have been given more attention. This is not necessarily due to sexism. It may be due to the fact that sexual response is easier to measure with men than with women. The majority of women's sexual problems appear to be related to poor diabetes control. A woman understandably loses interest in sex when she is excessively tired and rundown from being out of control. High blood sugar and the resulting sugar in the urine increase...