Link between low testosterone and type 1 diabetics

A new study shows that low testosterone that is common in men with type 2 diabetes is also linked to type 1 diabetics.

“As testosterone deficiency may contribute to impaired performance, mood, and libido, as well as have adverse impact on cardiovascular risk, these findings demonstrate the presence of a significant and unrecognized problem among men with diabetes,” said Dr. Mathis Grossmann of the University of Melbourne in Australia. “Our findings of insulin resistance as a potential determinant of reduced testosterone levels may represent an important avenue for intervention.”

This study shows that there is a direct and positive correlation between insulin resistance and decreased testosterone among males. This is the first study of its kind to show the link in type 1 diabetics.