Type 1 Hair falling out

[olster]

I was diagnosed with type 1 a couple weeks ago after being in hospital with DKA aged 17 My sugar have been under control for the past week and staying around 4.5-6 most of the time and never exceeding 8.

Last night I lightly pulled my hair after seeing a post about hair loss and I pulled out a strand of hair. Then I did it again and another strand or 2 came out. I tried pulling hair from my legs and arms but nothing came out, but I did have hair come out from my eye brows.

I’m now worried about going bald or having Alopecia or even Lupus (I have pretty bad heath anxiety so I always fear the worst)

Could anyone let my know why some of my hair is falling out, thanks

 

[Guzzler]

Have you lost weight recently as this can affect hair loss.

 

[Mr_Pot]

Bear in mind that losing 50 to 100 hairs a day from your head is normal.

 

[Freema]

well when you have found a balance and eat healthy for some month then You might stop loosing hair rapidly.. it is normal that the body reacts in different ways when it is over-burdened

 

[olster]

Have you lost weight recently as this can affect hair loss.

Yeah I lost 13 kg when I went into dka and in slowly gaining it

 

[Deleted Account]

Just a quick google agrees with @Mr_Pot - losing a few strands of hair is perfectly normal and unlikely to be something to worry about.
This article (https://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/how-much-hair-loss-is-normal) seems to be quite good at explaining what is normal and what to do about any concerns you may have.

I have a lot of hair but I often clear out my hairbrush from strands than have come out over the last month. The hair on my head never seems to become depleted.

Take care of yourself - going through a diabetes diagnosis with DKA is a major trauma which needs some tender care.

 

[olster]

Bear in mind that losing 50 to 100 hairs a day from your head is normal.

Thanks for telling me that, I never knew that

 

[Guzzler]

Yeah I lost 13 kg when I went into dka and in slowly gaining it

If the loss was caused by weight loss then it will grow back, apparently.
I lost some weight and noticed hair loss, though not severely, this has stopped now that my weight seems to be more stable so I just need to be patient while it grows back.

 

[Lina333]

It is true, weight loss can cause hair loss. It happens because of lack of minerals and vitamins. In order to stop losing hair I can recommend to calculate your protein intake, find vitamin supplements and, of course, change your nutrition. If you don't know how to do this, there is a good article on https://therighthairstyles.com/weight-loss-hair-loss/ that can help you. I hope you will solve the issue soon!