I was diagnosed with type 1 in September and I’m now losing my hair. A recent blood test also shows I’m low in iron. I’m seeing my GP next week but it’s worrying me. Is it connected to diabetes? Your thoughts are appreciated.
Hair loss and low iron
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A lot of people (including myself) have experienced this after diagnosis. It usually stops when your average blood sugar level gets lower. I don't know what the connection is but my blood sugars have been a bit higher than I would like for a couple of months now and I seem to be collecting hair every time I wash it!
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All I know @Guzzler is that I've seen it discussed a few times on the forums. Sorry but I haven't paid attention to the D-Type.
I've just noticed that there's another thread running about this too!
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/hair-loss-and-low-in-iron.129762/#post-1626664
It's really not a good idea to get 2 different threads running about the same subject @ALCarey
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I think you have tagged me instead of @urbanracer but I think what he means is that if you look in the 'Ask a Question' part of the forum or on the 'New Posts' section you will see the latest threads. Two threads on the same subject will mean that advice/information may get split. There is also the search function that you can see at the top of the forum page which allows you to find information without posting a separate thread. Hope this helps.
