Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Male, age 18-65 years
- * Willing and able to provide informed consent and follow all study procedures, including providing sperm specimens 3 months apart.
- * Type 1 or type 2 diabetes diagnosis confirmed by an endocrinologist (for participants in the diabetes groups)
- * HbA1c \> 7% (for participants in the diabetes groups)
- * Overweight (BMI \> 25 kg/m2) (for all groups, to ensure groups are similar)
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Chronic kidney disease stage 4 or 5 (including end-stage renal disease);
- * Hepatic disease, including serum alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) greater than or equal to 3 times the upper limit of normal; hepatic synthetic insufficiency as defined as serum albumin \< 3.0 g/dL; or serum bilirubin \> 2.0;
- * Severe diabetic retinopathy;
- * Congestive heart failure, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II, III or IV;
- * History of myocardial infarction, unstable angina or revascularization within the past 6 months;
- * Active genitourinary infection;
- * Testicular volume \<12 mL (assessed using Prader orchidometer);
- * Hypogonadism, defined as total testosterone \<250 ng/dl;
- * Hyperprolactinemia, defined as prolactin \>18 ng/ml;
- * Hyperestrogenism, defined as estradiol \>42 pg/ml;
- * Cryptorchidism;
- * Cigarette smoking;
- * Active alcohol abuse or substance abuse;
- * Cancer (except localized non-melanoma skin cancers) or use of chemotherapy agents within 5 years;
- * Use of nitrates or guanylate cyclase stimulators;
- * Use of steroid hormones (including testosterone), other than inhalers for reactive airway disease
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 65 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: MALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes