Infertility is a widespread problem and it is found that in one among five infertile couples, the male partner is infertile. Studies revealed that DNA damage in the sperms of men who have diabetes is higher compared to those men who don’t have diabetes. This makes diabetic men less fertile.

Men too can experience infertility issues due to high glucose levels. For some retrograde ejaculation, where semen backs up into the bladder, making it impossible to get to the woman’s reproductive organs, becomes a problem, as does erectile dysfunction caused by both the diabetes itself as well as medications which may be used to control it.

Still, there is one, more dangerous reproductive side effect to diabetes in men; diabetes can and does cause serious DNA damage to sperm which can inhibit pregnancy, live birth and even healthy, normal fetus.

What does all this mean? Simply put, a diabetic man who does not control his glucose levels has less of a chance of impregnating his partner and when he does the risk of miscarriage and deformities are much higher.