New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) reveals that in men with low testosterone who have type 2 diabetes (T2D), testosterone therapy can improve their disease and reverse its progress, and can also induce significant weight loss . The research was conducted by Doctor in Berlin, Germany, and colleagues. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of long-term testosterone therapy (TTh) on hypogonadal men (those with low testosterone production) who had T2D.
Numerous experimental and clinical studies have shown that TTh can have beneficial effects in hypogonadal men with T2D. The study population was selected from a group of 805 men with low testosterone, of whom 311 had T2DM and participated in the research. These were split into two groups; a T-group of 141 men who opted for TTh and were given 1000mg…
