[viranth]

Anyone know anything about this? I've been reading a bit about this lately, since I'm planning on taking very low dose testosterone for a period to see how it affects my diabetes and everything else.

I've noticed that when I've lost a bit of fat, increased in strenth, my diabetes is almost a cakewalk. So with low dose testosterone (like many people get today) wouldn't it be better?

Please, don't let this turn into a "steroids are bad" type of discussion. I want to learn from this and hopefully get my diabetes under even better control.

Testosterone replacement therapy improves insulin resistance, glycaemic control, visceral adiposity and hypercholesterolaemia in hypogonadal men with type 2 diabetes -- Kapoor et al. 154 (6): 899 -- European Journal of Endocrinology
News - Men With Diabetes, Hypertension, or Hyperlipidemia More Likely to Be Hypogonadal: Presented at AACE
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[Handybear]

I use androgel for my low testosterone problem. I apply it once a day. I have had great success with increasing my energy level with it. Since I started my diabetes treatment at the same time it is hard to say if it has improved my bg. I do manage to control my bg thru diet alone though, so it may be helping.