陽痿與糖尿病之間的關係早在18世紀就已經收到人們的關注了，但是僅在20世紀七、八十年代纔得到科學的調查研究並得到證實，從而引起人們的重視。在500萬美國男性糖尿病患者中，有30%到60%都患有陽痿，對於他們來說，這比糖尿病本身的併發症更爲可怕，甚至失明。
糖尿病是陽痿在生理方面的主要病因，在胰島素依賴和非胰島素依賴的患者中都可以發生，並且在多數患者中，與血糖控制、患病時間、糖尿病嚴重程度無關，治療方法通常包括營養調節和陰莖植入物。--譯自《柳葉刀》 轉載請註明出處
The link between impotence and diabetes has been suspected since the 1700s, but it has been only within the last few decades that it has been scientifically investigated and confirmed. Of the 5 million diabetic men in the United States, 30% to 60% suffer from impotence, a complication of their disease that many of them fear more than any other, including blindness. Diabetes is the leading physiologic cause of impotence, and it occurs in both insulin-dependent and non-insulin dependent patients. In most cases, there is no relationship between the control, the duration, or the severity of diabetes and the occurrence of impotence. Treatment methods range from adjustments in nutrition to penile implants.
