TERRENCE H
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Hello fellas,
My name is Terrence I am 50 years old. I am really hoping to find good information to help me with my situation.
A little about me. I was diagnosed as diabetic sometime in the fall of 2010. At that time my weight was about 270... and my a1c was in the 7 range. I did have some minor changes in erections that didnt seem like a big deal at the time. I could still do the do when I wanted to. The diabetes diagnosis scared the crap out of me so I really changed my diet.. went on insulin and my weight dropped down to 227 after about 6 months. At that point I had almost no need for quick acting insulin, only using the longer acting form at night before bedtime. My erections came more frequently and were (for lack of a better term) better. I was separated from my wife and lived by myself for the most part at this time. I say this because the dietary thing was easier when I lived by myself as there was nobody bitching about the fact that most of the time I ate the exact same thing all of the time. I looked at food at that point as a simple necessity of life that I had to have. One day a week I would eat anything I wanted one time. It kept me sane.. lol.
So I moved back home with my family about a year after starting the diabetes thing. My diet changed cause there is less freedom regarding diet when living with three other people. I lost my health insurance due to job change and basically my ability to treat my diabetes. My weight creeped up slowly about 10 lbs and that is where I am today as well. That was 5 years ago.
Along the way I aged of course and I started having erection problems meaning they become less frequent and not as firm. But I could still do the do. Somewhere in the middle they got fewer and farther between and the morning wood went away. I really never thought much of it until the dude would no long work at all. I could still climax during fellatio or masturbation but rarely got erect enough to do the do with my wife.
When I got insurance back about a year ago I went to the dr. I had started having some stinging pain in my ankles and feet and feared diabetic nerve damage. My diabetes was raging out of control and back on insulin I went. I went for a boatload of tests for diabetic nerve damage, which I did not have, but it was discovered that I have a narrowing of the nerve canal between l4 and l5 which they all thought should be causing me pain but it does not. This was discovered because when they shocked my lower back on one side it did not transmit back down to my feet. To this day I dont feel this is creating an unusual issue (ive had intermittent back pain all of my life). I digress. I underwent imaging tests in my carotid to check for blockage and nothing was found, I had a nuclear stress test which the results did not create any panic from the Dr. I went on high pressure blood pressure meds (lisinopril with htcz) and statins for cholesterol as well as something else for cholesteral called vesepa. The doctor was dismissive at this time about my erection problems stating that I could not deal with that until blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol were addressed to see what would happen.
So a few months pass, I go to the doctor for follow up blood work. This was late mid januray. My a1c dropped down to 6.5 my cholesterol and trigs were just a tad high. The doctor was estatic. So he gives me a daily prescription for cialis. We tested for Testerone and I was about 280 total. I didnt know enough to have him test for free Test or estriadol at that time. when the results came back He prescribed 1 ml of 200 mg/ml cypianate IM once a week. So I started taking the injections on Tuesday mornings. I found that I was feeling sharper, with more energy rather quickly. But by friday not so much. I never would say that I felt Bad but just not as much. This was early Feburary.
I became very curious at this time and started spending a bunch of my free time researching medications, erection issues etc.... I found this and a bunch of other places on the net and started gathering and processing information. I have a friend who told me that the once a week shot was too much and that I would be on a roller coaster of ups and downs and that I would lose a lot of testerone from it getting turned into estrogen. Early in this process I had a few perhaps 3 episodes where I woke up in the middle of the night miserable with "hot flashes" feeling really hot and sweaty. I started getting better erections but they were not very firm and would go away during intercourse. I read that these were possible signs of high estrogen, so after reading about subq cypionate injections and at the suggestion of my friend I started taking my testerone at the rate of 20 mg daily subq. I have been doing this daily for about a month. The night sweat thing stopped, the ups and downs stopped and for a point in time the good old morning wood made a comeback. during that time I actually had a couple of daytime erections for no reason. I thought " I am back in the game" but this was short lived and they never got fully hard and would still go away once intercourse was started. I am not waking up in the mornings with a boner as much anymore and the intercourse is about the same. Lately my wife has not been feeling so well so we have not attemped it. Id say about 2-3 weeks. btw during this time I learned about c0q10 and started taking it to help with issues caused by statins.
I began to worry about why my erections were not coming back as I had expected. Did my estrogen crash, to I have not enough free testosterone, so I did more studying. I learned that the diruetic in my high blood pressure meds can cause erection problems.
This leads me to my current situation. I am to see the doctor tommorow and I am looking for tips on how I should lead the conversation to keep us on the right path. What blood tests in particular I should have him run, will my insurance cover those... etc. I am thinking I was to stop the diuretics, have him run total t, free t, estridiol test and ask about hcg.
Am I missing anything, wrong about stuff or lacking some information that I should know right now. I would appreciate any and all information I can get.
Thanks guys,
Terrence
My name is Terrence I am 50 years old. I am really hoping to find good information to help me with my situation.
A little about me. I was diagnosed as diabetic sometime in the fall of 2010. At that time my weight was about 270... and my a1c was in the 7 range. I did have some minor changes in erections that didnt seem like a big deal at the time. I could still do the do when I wanted to. The diabetes diagnosis scared the crap out of me so I really changed my diet.. went on insulin and my weight dropped down to 227 after about 6 months. At that point I had almost no need for quick acting insulin, only using the longer acting form at night before bedtime. My erections came more frequently and were (for lack of a better term) better. I was separated from my wife and lived by myself for the most part at this time. I say this because the dietary thing was easier when I lived by myself as there was nobody bitching about the fact that most of the time I ate the exact same thing all of the time. I looked at food at that point as a simple necessity of life that I had to have. One day a week I would eat anything I wanted one time. It kept me sane.. lol.
So I moved back home with my family about a year after starting the diabetes thing. My diet changed cause there is less freedom regarding diet when living with three other people. I lost my health insurance due to job change and basically my ability to treat my diabetes. My weight creeped up slowly about 10 lbs and that is where I am today as well. That was 5 years ago.
Along the way I aged of course and I started having erection problems meaning they become less frequent and not as firm. But I could still do the do. Somewhere in the middle they got fewer and farther between and the morning wood went away. I really never thought much of it until the dude would no long work at all. I could still climax during fellatio or masturbation but rarely got erect enough to do the do with my wife.
When I got insurance back about a year ago I went to the dr. I had started having some stinging pain in my ankles and feet and feared diabetic nerve damage. My diabetes was raging out of control and back on insulin I went. I went for a boatload of tests for diabetic nerve damage, which I did not have, but it was discovered that I have a narrowing of the nerve canal between l4 and l5 which they all thought should be causing me pain but it does not. This was discovered because when they shocked my lower back on one side it did not transmit back down to my feet. To this day I dont feel this is creating an unusual issue (ive had intermittent back pain all of my life). I digress. I underwent imaging tests in my carotid to check for blockage and nothing was found, I had a nuclear stress test which the results did not create any panic from the Dr. I went on high pressure blood pressure meds (lisinopril with htcz) and statins for cholesterol as well as something else for cholesteral called vesepa. The doctor was dismissive at this time about my erection problems stating that I could not deal with that until blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol were addressed to see what would happen.
So a few months pass, I go to the doctor for follow up blood work. This was late mid januray. My a1c dropped down to 6.5 my cholesterol and trigs were just a tad high. The doctor was estatic. So he gives me a daily prescription for cialis. We tested for Testerone and I was about 280 total. I didnt know enough to have him test for free Test or estriadol at that time. when the results came back He prescribed 1 ml of 200 mg/ml cypianate IM once a week. So I started taking the injections on Tuesday mornings. I found that I was feeling sharper, with more energy rather quickly. But by friday not so much. I never would say that I felt Bad but just not as much. This was early Feburary.
I became very curious at this time and started spending a bunch of my free time researching medications, erection issues etc.... I found this and a bunch of other places on the net and started gathering and processing information. I have a friend who told me that the once a week shot was too much and that I would be on a roller coaster of ups and downs and that I would lose a lot of testerone from it getting turned into estrogen. Early in this process I had a few perhaps 3 episodes where I woke up in the middle of the night miserable with "hot flashes" feeling really hot and sweaty. I started getting better erections but they were not very firm and would go away during intercourse. I read that these were possible signs of high estrogen, so after reading about subq cypionate injections and at the suggestion of my friend I started taking my testerone at the rate of 20 mg daily subq. I have been doing this daily for about a month. The night sweat thing stopped, the ups and downs stopped and for a point in time the good old morning wood made a comeback. during that time I actually had a couple of daytime erections for no reason. I thought " I am back in the game" but this was short lived and they never got fully hard and would still go away once intercourse was started. I am not waking up in the mornings with a boner as much anymore and the intercourse is about the same. Lately my wife has not been feeling so well so we have not attemped it. Id say about 2-3 weeks. btw during this time I learned about c0q10 and started taking it to help with issues caused by statins.
I began to worry about why my erections were not coming back as I had expected. Did my estrogen crash, to I have not enough free testosterone, so I did more studying. I learned that the diruetic in my high blood pressure meds can cause erection problems.
This leads me to my current situation. I am to see the doctor tommorow and I am looking for tips on how I should lead the conversation to keep us on the right path. What blood tests in particular I should have him run, will my insurance cover those... etc. I am thinking I was to stop the diuretics, have him run total t, free t, estridiol test and ask about hcg.
Am I missing anything, wrong about stuff or lacking some information that I should know right now. I would appreciate any and all information I can get.
Thanks guys,
Terrence
