If you have diabetes you are more likely to have problems with erections than men who do not have diabetes. In Australia, one in three men who have diabetes also have erection problems.*
This may be due to the damage that diabetes does to small nerves and blood vessels over time. To get and keep erections long enough for satisfying sex you need healthy blood vessels and healthy nerves.
If you have diabetes you may have problems with erections at a younger age than men without diabetes.
*Men aged 18–91 presenting to Australian general practices.