title: Low testosterone and diabetes.
abstract: There have been a lot of discussions concerning the relationship between testosterone serum levels in males and diabetes. Low testosterone is commonly associated with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Testosterone therapy alters the body composition in a metabolically favorable manner. In this article we shed some light on the bidirectional relation between hypotestosteronemia and diabetes discussing also the possible mechanisms and the benefit of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Hammoud Hospital, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: El Baba
authors.forename: Sami T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Azar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D005947:Glucose