Endocrine Abstracts

There is a high prevalence of low testosterone levels in men with type 2 diabetes (DM2) and low testosterone predates the onset of DM2. Testosterone replacement therapy for hypogonadal men with DM2 improves insulin sensitivity and glycaemic control as well as reducing central obesity. This may lead to an increase in biochemical assessment of hypogonadism in men with DM2. Androgens and other steroid hormones are produced from cholesterol and it has been postulated that treatmen...