If anyone has any words of wisdom or help/advice I would be very grateful. Some info about me.... I have not long turned 29, been a type 1 diabetic since I was 12.
My last hba1c was 6.5 and in general I have kept good control, whilst at Uni I did have a few wild times but nothing too bad.
Never had any issues with my eyes, feet or anything.
I had a weird flu type bug in August and lost quite a few pounds as a result but all good otherwise. However around October time, I noticed issues "down there". In general I've found it difficult to get as good an erection as normal.
I was seeing a new girl around the same time so or course the queries of shyness/new girl etc came about. However it's clear I'm not as I used to be. I went the doctors and was given Viagra/Levitra but they didn't help.
Cialis did help however not as well as hoped...I seemed to be getting worse and worse if anything though. There's a chance some of it is in my mind however I am really down about this and whilst the girl I've been seeing is all good about it, this is killing me slowly. I feel it's started to take over my normal thinking, am I doomed? Will anyone else ever want me.... If me and this girl don't work out for example?
I understand there's the option of pumps/injections but in all honesty it would make me feel like a freak. I see my urologist at the end of the month so have options to talk about there.
I have been doing a lot less exercise over the past few years... And since this happened in October I've been a bit of a ghost, feel like slowly my body and mind is giving up but I don't want to... I really feel alone and worried but having read the internet... I hear it's quite common for diabetic men which didn't help my feelings
Any words of advice or anything I could try or do!? Do most type 1 men see this at some stage? :-(((
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My last hba1c was 6.5 and in general I have kept good control, whilst at Uni I did have a few wild times but nothing too bad.
Never had any issues with my eyes, feet or anything.
I had a weird flu type bug in August and lost quite a few pounds as a result but all good otherwise. However around October time, I noticed issues "down there". In general I've found it difficult to get as good an erection as normal.
I was seeing a new girl around the same time so or course the queries of shyness/new girl etc came about. However it's clear I'm not as I used to be. I went the doctors and was given Viagra/Levitra but they didn't help.
Cialis did help however not as well as hoped...I seemed to be getting worse and worse if anything though. There's a chance some of it is in my mind however I am really down about this and whilst the girl I've been seeing is all good about it, this is killing me slowly. I feel it's started to take over my normal thinking, am I doomed? Will anyone else ever want me.... If me and this girl don't work out for example?
I understand there's the option of pumps/injections but in all honesty it would make me feel like a freak. I see my urologist at the end of the month so have options to talk about there.
I have been doing a lot less exercise over the past few years... And since this happened in October I've been a bit of a ghost, feel like slowly my body and mind is giving up but I don't want to... I really feel alone and worried but having read the internet... I hear it's quite common for diabetic men which didn't help my feelings
Any words of advice or anything I could try or do!? Do most type 1 men see this at some stage? :-(((
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