Hair loss and low iron

ALCarey · Nov 21, 2017

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.

urbanracer · Nov 22, 2017

ALCarey said:
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.

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!

Guzzler · Nov 22, 2017

urbanracer said:
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!

Would you happen to know if this happens to T2s? I'm losing hair by the bunch.

urbanracer · Nov 22, 2017

Guzzler said:
Would you happen to know if this happens to T2s? I'm losing hair by the bunch.

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

Guzzler · Nov 22, 2017

urbanracer said:
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

Cheers for the link.

ALCarey · Nov 23, 2017

Guzzler said:
Cheers for the link.

Could I ask why? I’m new to this and didn’t know where was best to post!

Guzzler · Nov 23, 2017

ALCarey said:
Could I ask why? I’m new to this and didn’t know where was best to post!

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.

ALCarey · Nov 23, 2017

Guzzler said:
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.

It does, thank you for taking the time to reply and apologies it went to you!

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