Do diabetes and hair loss have a relationship? For a long time we have known that diabetes can cause hair loss as it is a hormonal related disorder. Therefore, diabetes can lead to thinning of the hair or hair loss. Hair loss is actually one of the initial physical signs that indicates a person may have diabetes.

With diabetes, a persons body looses its effectiveness to metabolize carbohydrate (sugar) properly. I can rememeber a time when it was called Sugar Diabetes as doctors believed sugar was the culprit in the disease rather than the carbohydrates which turn to sugar in the body. Unfortunately, diabetes can lead to other diseases such as skin conditions. Since the scalp is part of the skin, hair growth or re-growth can be impeded.

In terms of the health of your hair, when dealing with diabetes, you may become susceptible to other communicable diseases and infections. If it infects the scalp, infection can cause hair loss especially if it is a fungus which has caused the infection. A example of this would be fungus tinea capitus which is also known as Ring worm.

The hair growth issue in diabetes is not always a direct effect of the disorder but a result of medications used to treat and control diabetes. Also, stress of the disease can be a factor in diabetic hair loss. The degree to which a diabetic will be affected boils down to their current level of health when diagnosed with the disease.

As diabetes progresses, another cause of hair loss can come from autoimmune, where the body’s own self-defense system attacks itself. This condition can sometimes lead to bald patches on the scalp.

We’ve talked a lot about hormonal imbalance. When discussing diabetes and hair loss, this is another factor. This functions almost the same as the menopause issue where women lose hair to changes in the body which cause stress which causes hair loss. The same concept applies regarding diabetes and hair loss.

If you have diabetes, you can know whether or not you are affected with excessive hairloss. If you are loosing more than 100-125 hairs per day, it should immediately be a point of concern. Early detection and monitoring can be a big help. Fantasia may be able to help with solutions for you. A good place to start would be Hair Support System, to nourish and treat your hair and scalp.