Increase in testosterone levels is related to a lower risk of conversion of prediabetes to manifest diabetes in prediabetic males.
Michael LeutnerCaspar MatzholdLuise BellachEvelyne Wohlschläger-KrennRobert WinkerSonja NistlerGeorg EndlerStefan ThurnerPeter KlimekAlexandra Kautzky-WillerPublished in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2021)
The increase of testosterone levels in males was related to a more favorable glucose metabolism, including lower HbA1c, lower stimulated glucose levels and higher insulin sensitivity; however, in prediabetic females, testosterone was not related to glucose metabolism.