Sometimes the mirror reflects issues in diabetes self-care.

Did you know that diabetes may cause hair thinning and hair loss?

People with diabetes are more likely to have a condition called alopecia areata.

Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune skin disease, causing hair loss on the scalp, face and sometimes on other areas of the body.

With alopecia, the immune system attacks the hair follicles, causing hair loss on the head and on other parts of the body. People with type 1 diabetes are more likely than people without this condition to develop alopecia areata.

Diabetes itself can lead to hair loss reports Healthline.  The stress of living with a chronic illness may also cause hair loss, or the medicines you take to treat your diabetes. Some people with diabetes also have thyroid disease, which can contribute to hair loss.

Some people with diabetes can slow or stop hair loss by maintaining tighter blood sugar levels and managing stress.

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