"The Diabetic & Diabetes Center"

Diabetes is an insidious disease that can wreak havoc on a person’s body, often without any signs or symptoms.  Once the signs and symptoms are obvious, there is usually quite a bit of work to do to keep things under control.  If the onset of diabetes is discovered early enough, it is very possible to control the progression and to work on diet and exercise – sometimes along with medication and other treatment.

Unfortunately, there are more and more things we are learning about diabetes that are  harmful to our health.  We have gotten better at early screening and detection, especially during the past decade, and especially with newer medical inventions and treatments.  We are more aware of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, including a healthy diet, exercise and keeping a handle on stress.

The issue is that we are also finding out new things that diabetes brings with it, new side effects and links to health issues that we did not realize in the past.
Some of the latest new information warns that diabetes is linked to male infertility.  Scientists have discovered that diabetes in men directly damages the DNA in sperm, producing that damage at a molecular level.  Scientists have also stated that men with diabetes have significantly damaged sperm and the diabetes makes it impossible for them to be restored once damaged.

This situation is responsible for a higher rate of miscarriages, as well as a rise in many serious diseases in childhood including cancer.  Through medication, better diet and other treatment, scientists hope to be able to determine a way to increase fertility, protect sperm and create a healthier outcome for men with diabetes and their potential children

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