Endocrine Abstracts

Several studies have shown that men with obesity, insulin resistance, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) have significantly lower testosterone (T) levels and a higher prevalence of hypogonadism than men with normal metabolic status. It is estimated that between 30 and 40% of men with T2DM have low levels of T, assessed as total T, free T, or bioavailable T. But, as part of the integrative metabolic system, testosterone has insulin-sensitizing hormone properties th...