Hello, I am a 19 year old college student who was diagnosed with Diabetes about one year ago as I was about to go into freshman year of college. I used to use this thing called Neuroprogrammer 2 which is something known as brainwave entrainment. I used this to combat depression and anxiety. While using this, I noticed that my sex drive and sexual function were severely reduced, and my penis would tingle, be numb, and be painful at times. It has been almost a year since my diagnosis, and ever since I stopped using the brainwave entrainment program, my sex drive is still severely reduced and their is little to no orgasmic feeling there. I thought this might have been attributed to many different sorts of things. I had my doctor check my hormone levels, nutrient levels and everything else. He said my vitals were nearly spot-on and my A1C was a 4.6. Since it has been a year since my sex drive has been gone, I have become extremely frustrated and upset, to the point that constantly thinking about my problem has taken over my life. I hate this. I cant believe that my sex drive would be gone as a 19 year old male. My friends in college are very sexually active, and I keep thinking how unbelieveable it is that I can barely orgasm and have a severe lack of energy, rapid/irregular heartbeat, and have in general just not been enjoying college because of this. There would be times where I would break down and cry about this problem, and no matter what ive tried, no doctor has ever been able to figure out what is wrong with me.
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After careful research, and the suggestion of my psychiatrist that this could be due to something called neuropathy (or nerve damage), I began investigating. I also forgot to mention above that recently I have noticed sharp pain and tingling in my feet, which gave me an indicator that this probably was due to neuropathy. I did some research on neuropathy and found that vitamin b12 was used to successfully cure this disorder. Starting today I have began using vitamin b12 supplements, and so far the tingling in my feet has receded a little bit, but it is still very much there. As for my sex drive, I am only praying that the b12 will bring it back in full force, because I fear that I may not find a will to live anymore if this problem in my orgasmic nerves is irreversible. What I want to know is whether or not vitamin b12 will help my sex drive recover and give me a will to live again, because I feel trapped in a box with no emotions or care for anything without it.
I was also diagnosed with clinical depression about a 2 years ago, but have since stopped using medications and cope with it pretty well. I tried wellbutrin because my doctor suggested that it might bring back my sex drive, but it did absolutely nothing and only made me more tired. I would also like to know if there are any other nutrients out there I should take to begin the recovery process of nerve damage? Thank you!
PS: I have no problem getting an erection and maintaining it. I also am able to masturbate and finish in sufficient time, but its just there is no orgasmic feeling during this.
It is not likely this is neuropathy, which is caused from high blood sugars over a long period of time (years), I would go back into you Primary Physician and discuss this. It could be the result of medications, or something else all together. But with a HgB A1C of 4.6, it is not neuropathy from your diabetes.
I think what you need is a psych adviser of some sort for more than the one problem you are complaining about here. Go find a councilor and fast. Ask your medical doc for reference.
I think it is unlikely if your readings are as good as you say that a type 1 which will have been diagnosed quickly would be suffering from neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy is usually associated with high glucose readings over long periods.
I think you need to speak to your doctor again as it is more likely to be a symptom of the depression
It takes years of high blood sugar to cause neuropathy, so it’s unlikely that your symptoms are diabetic neuropathy.
You could have neuropathy due to some other cause, but it would be very unusual in someone your age.
I think most of your issues are psychiatric.
This does not sound at all like diabetic neuropathy. Also cyanocobalamin (B12) does not benefit neuropathy. I am concerned however that your glycated hemoglobin A1C is 4.6%. [Although most laboratories refer to this as a 'glycosylated' hemoglobin A1C this is biochemically incorrect according to the International Journal of Biomedical Nomenclature.] The A1C approximates (the relationship between A1C and glucose is non-linear) the 90 day mean (average) glucose. A non-diabetic’s A1C is less than 6% which approximates a 90 day mean glucose of 126 mg/dL or 7.0 mmol/L. An A1C of 4.6% approximates a 90 day mean glucose of 85 mg/dL or 4.7 mmol/L. As newer analog insulins were developed physicians – myself included – thought that driving the A1C down to 6% or less was a good idea. Limited study has suggested that it is most definitely not a good idea. A large rigorous trial is underway to assess this but it will be at least 5 years before its results are known. The American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists recommends a goal for the A1C of 6.5%. This approximates a 90 day mean glucose of 141 mg/dL or 7.8 mmol/L. You are well below this and being below this is presently thought – until the above referenced study is completed – to be potentially harmful. Please discuss this with your physician. I wish you the very best of health and in all things may God bless.