Diabetes mellitus is a chronic degenerative disease characterized by an increase in normal blood sugar levels which causes high levels of glucosuria. Measuring HbA1c is an accurate way to determine high blood sugar levels over the last two to three months. Erectile dysfunction is the inability to have or maintain an erection for at least the last 6 months, up to the incidence of erectile dysfunction based on the IIEF-5 score. The prevalence In Indonesia, Riskesdas data highlights 10 million diabetes patients and 17.9 million individuals at risk of developing the condition. This means that Indonesia has quite high diabetes mellitus. Meanwhile, the prevalence research indicates a prevalence of approximately 4% for moderate to severe erectile dysfunction as measured by the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM). Therefore, controlling diabetes mellitus is the key to preventing ED.

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