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Many men with erectile dysfunction due to type 1 diabetes are told that ED medications will not work for them. But that’s not what the research says. Read on to learn how diabetes can cause ED and how Viagra and other PDE5 inhibitors can help many men with T1D have a satisfying sex life.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Type 1 Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction<\/h3>\n

If you have type 1 diabetes<\/a> and the ED that often goes with it, you probably get discouraged because it\u2019s hard to find good information. Typical advice to men with diabetes and ED is centered around losing weight, exercising more, and eating a healthier diet.<\/p>\n

The message is that lifestyle changes may be able to reverse your diabetes and, thus, your ED.<\/p>\n

That advice is not always helpful for men with T1D. Of course, a healthy diet and exercise are essential for controlling diabetes, but the primary risk factor for T1D is not obesity, as with type 2, but genetics. And because type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition with no cure, all that advice about controlling obesity is not going to reverse your ED risk.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, people with type 1 diabetes tend to be younger and more fit than those with type 2 because type 1 typically comes on early in life. Nondiabetics and men with type 2 diabetes with ED tend to be older, and their ED symptoms increase with age.<\/p>\n

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Men with type 1 diabetes tend to be younger than those with type 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Younger men with T1D-related ED, however, are more likely to feel embarrassed because it\u2019s less talked-about than the ED that comes on later in life. Yet ED in younger men is more common than most men realize. In one study<\/a>, 37 percent of men ages 18 to 35 with type 1 diabetes had ED. And 26 percent<\/a> (more than 1 in 4!) of all new-onset cases of ED in the study were under 40.<\/p>\n

Regardless of your age, if you have T1D and ED, you have plenty of company. And if you’ve read this far, you\u2019re probably ready to confront the problem. Let\u2019s talk about how T1D can cause erectile dysfunction and how Viagra may be able to help.<\/p>\n

How Type 1 Diabetes Can Cause Erectile Dysfunction<\/h3>\n

As you know, diabetes is a complex disease. It often involves multiple conditions that can contribute to the development of ED. These conditions include:<\/p>\n