ALCarey
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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.
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Hair loss and low iron
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- Not being able to eat as many chocolate digestives as I used to.
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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- Not being able to eat as many chocolate digestives as I used to.
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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Cheers for the link.
ALCarey
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Could I ask why? I’m new to this and didn’t know where was best to post!
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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.
ALCarey
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It does, thank you for taking the time to reply and apologies it went to you!
