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While erectile dysfunction (ED) is a highly irritating health condition on its own, it may also indicate that you have another disease that is even more serious – actually life-threatening.<\/p>\nWhile erectile dysfunction (ED) is a highly irritating health condition on its own, it may also indicate that you have another disease that is even more serious – actually life-threatening.<\/p>\n
This underlying disease often goes undiagnosed. So (absurdly), your ED may then be a lifesaver when it draws your attention to this deadly condition.<\/p>\n
The good news: If you discover this underlying disease early, it can easily be reversed using a simple, natural approach.<\/p>\n
In 2015, Canadian researchers published an article in the Annals of Family Medicine<\/em> that found a connection between type 2 diabetes and ED. <\/p>\n They examined health statistics of 4,519 men who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey<\/em> between 2001 and 2004. They were especially interested in the cases of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, as it can easily land you in the emergency room or worse \u2013 without warnings. <\/p>\n The study concluded that 10.4 percent of men between ages 40 and 59 with erectile problems had undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. This is alarming because only 2.04 percent of men without ED suffered from it.<\/p>\n This means: If you have ED, you\u2019re five times more likely to have hidden type 2 diabetes than if you don\u2019t suffer ED.<\/p>\n Since type 2 diabetes has been linked with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke, heart failure, and many other fatal diseases, the fact that so many cases still go undetected is deeply worrying.<\/p>\n The research team focused on the upside, however, which may surprise men with ED. Can there really be an upside to a condition that ruins your sexual life and often leads to depression and low self-esteem?<\/p>\n The answer is an unambiguous yes! <\/p>\n If ED can serve as a sign that you may have diabetes, it may motivate you to get tested and treated for diabetes, which may ultimately save your life.<\/p>\n The connection between ED and type 2 diabetes is not exactly new, but previous studies on the link focused on cases of diagnosed diabetes, which are usually more severe than their undiagnosed counterparts are. <\/p>\n A 2002 article in Diabetes Care<\/em> concluded that 34 percent of type 2 diabetics reported frequent erectile problems, 24 percent reported occasional problems, and 42 percent reported no problems. In other words, 58 percent of diagnosed type 2 diabetics claim to have mild or severe ED – ouch!<\/p>\n This means that the occurrence of ED increases from 10.4 percent for undiagnosed diabetics to 58 percent for diagnosed diabetics, which is what happens when the severe cases are thrown in. <\/p>\n Everything indicates that it is the type 2 diabetes which causes the erectile dysfunction. So by facing type 2 diabetes and healing it naturally, you can heal your ED as well.<\/p>\n Diabetes can obviously be controlled only if it has been diagnosed, however, so if you have ED without having been tested for diabetes, go ahead and give yourself a better chance to control that ED.<\/p>\n