 [ Symptoms ] i have gerd please help [ Disease ] masturbation is not harmful to you or your heart hi at masturbating 3 times a week this will not do you any harm its keeping your prostate healthy and it wont do you the world of good at 67 just keep it going i am 68 and still have a good sex life after having ed and getting over that for me ed was just a hic cup in my sex life but for you with diabetes as you say ed is a side effect of the meds so your really lucky to be masturbating but do keep it up good luck there is no particular safe or unsafe frequency for masturbation it is not inherently harmful   other than the possibility that you accidentally injure yourself if you are too vigorous for lack of a better word it is not bad for your heart and since you are not experiencing any psychological issues as a result there is little you have to worry about it depends on how much stimulation you need or want which might be more or less than someone else your heart is in no more danger from masturbation than from anything else you might do in the course of your day