{"id":2042,"date":"2017-05-15T06:07:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T11:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/?p=2042"},"modified":"2017-05-15T06:07:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T11:37:55","slug":"the-sexual-impact-of-diabetes-on-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/the-sexual-impact-of-diabetes-on-women\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sexual Impact of Diabetes on Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Diabetes.jpg?resize=480%2C480\" alt=\"a diabetes stop sign\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Diabetes.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Diabetes.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Diabetes.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Diabetes.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The effect of diabetes on women&#8217;s sexuality have been less studied and less publicized than men. With diabetes blood glucose levels become abnormally high and interfere with both the nervous system&#8217;s ability to deliver blood which causes sexual dysfunction.<\/p>\n<p>Women can feel the loss of libido and vaginal dryness if they suffer from diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>Women who have diabetes can maintain sexual function by doing daily exercise, reducing their weight (if overweight), and following a healthy diet which can keep their blood glucose levels in check are needed to help restore sexual function in both men and women.<\/p>\n<p>There are several other strategies that can be used to maintain sexual desire\u00a0despite diabetes which include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quit smoking.<\/li>\n<li>Using water-based lubricants during sex.<\/li>\n<li>Seeking professional help from a trained sexologist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sexual\u00a0problems in men can be one of the first sign of diabetes, and it seems likely that the same is true for women. If women are experiencing a decrease in their sexual function, they should consult a doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/all-about-sex\/201704\/the-sexual-impact-diabetes-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sexual Impact of Diabetes on Women<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The effect of diabetes on women&#8217;s sexuality have been less studied and less publicized than men. With diabetes blood glucose levels become abnormally high and interfere with both the nervous system&#8217;s ability to deliver blood which causes sexual dysfunction. Women can feel the loss of libido and vaginal dryness if they suffer from diabetes. Women [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2042","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-diabetes","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}