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Diabetes Notes

March 29th, 2008

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 […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

November 25th, 2007

Increased Amount Of Sugar Leads To A Decrease In Sex Steroids

Glucose and fructose are metabolized in the liver. When there’s too much sugar in the diet, the liver converts it to lipid. Using a mouse model and human liver cell cultures, the scientists discovered that the increased production of lipid shut down a gene called SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin), reducing the amount of SHBG […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments