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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kempstonflyer" data-source="post: 325091" data-attributes="member: 51338">Re: Is my low testosterone caused by diabetes? - Anon. QuestI wonder whether the question is worded the wrong way around - in 2004, after a number of years of testing (I assume for diabetes, although I've never been told) because of the symptoms I was displaying, I was diagnosed with type 2 - I think the GP said my reading was 24, which was (I seem to recall) 3 to 4 times what a 'normal' reading would have beenBecause of problems with my sex life, I have been prescribed variously Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, sometimes taking a mixture of both Cialis and Viagra - I am presently on Viagra 100 - the main effect that all of these have achieved is incredible headaches, although they have each, from time to time (but sadly not recently), managed to assist in achieving the desired result.But the reason for my writing is that just recently I happened  across a website run by some American chap (Lee Brady?- can't remember exactly, although a google search under testosterone will probably reveal), and which has caused me to wonder whether my initial problems stemmed from low testosterone, which lead to my diabetes, rather than the other way around, and this might well have explained why my diabetes was not diagnosed for so long (2 - 3 years) - I have recently (and reluctantly against the wishes of my GP) had my testosterone levels checked twice, and they show a decrease from 8.8 to 8.3 - both of which my GP says are 'normal' (because they fit within the range of 6.6 to 50-odd (I think is the higher end)) however a specialist at my local hospital has called my results 'borderline' and wants to see me to see where we might go from here, and I'm due to see him later this month - I live in hope that my testosterone levels might be boosted (up to about 15, if I'm lucky) and simultaneously my diabetes abates I wonder whether my GP is typical of the medical profession, where he is (seemingly) generally ignorant of anything other than to try to persuade me to take the flu vaccination (unsuccessfully last year and this, as I won't have the swine flu vaccine, and rather like the MMR vaccination, it is a case of all or nothing); his last comment to me when I asked to have my tetosterone levels checked was along the lines of (almost verbatim) "you always do this, bringing in articles from the Daily Mail" as if it is a crime to do your own research; I was quite surprised that he actually made appointments to see a specialist</blockquote>

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