Contrasting Testosterone Concentrations in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

• DOI: 10.2337/dc06-0197
• Publication Date: 2006-05-10T22:42:58Z
• Authors: Rashmi Tomar; Sandeep Dhindsa; Ajay Chaudhuri; Priya Mohanty; Rajesh Garg; Paresh Dandona
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Hypogonadism; Luteinizing Hormone; Middle Aged; Body Mass Index; 03 medical and health sciences; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; 0302 clinical medicine; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin; Humans; Testosterone; Follicle Stimulating Hormone

e have recently reported (1) that male patients with type 2 diabetes frequent hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism.We now asked whether a similar defect may be observed in 1 diabetic males to determine per se is the cause of hypogonadism.