Male patients with diabetes can generally have children, but it is recommended to have children after the blood sugar control is stabilized.
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease mainly characterized by high blood sugar. If male patients have poor long-term blood sugar control, it will cause some damage to the reproductive system, affecting male sexual function and even affecting the quality of sperm. Therefore, it is recommended that patients should consider having children after their blood sugar control is stabilized.
Patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus should follow the doctor’s instructions to regulate long-term insulin injection therapy, oral acarbose, glimepiride and other hypoglycemic drugs therapy, while strict diet control, choose low-salt, low-fat, low-sugar diet, maintain a healthy body weight, and regular aerobic exercise, which are all helpful to the patient’s control of blood glucose.
It is recommended that men who have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus should consult their specialists first if they need to prepare for pregnancy.