I haven't heard of severe hair loss with type 2 diabetes. ??? Could it be a medication reaction?

Several months ago I saw a glob of hair after my shower and I was shocked, come to find out it was my shampoo that was causing it. I tried a new one and that was it. Just to be safe change shampoos.

thyroid issues which go hand in hand with diabetes can cause hair loss, I have hyperthyroid and I have had some hair loss, has she been tested? (TSH, T3 and FT4 are the usual ones)

There are a million reasons she could be losing her hair.. Reactions to soaps, foods, other things... Age... Reaction to meds... could be an underlying health cause.. She needs to seek help from her doctor and figure it out thru them. Hair loss is a sign of thyroid issues, but it's usually not to the point of a chemo patient.

Hope she's able to get it figured out.. I wouldn't look into transplanting until you figure out the cause.. Would hate to spend all that money and pain and have the new hair fall out too.

I did read somewhere that blood sugar can affect hair loss. So can thyroid issues. I am hypothyroid and Type 2 Diabetic (recently diagnosed) and my hair loss is really bad. Can't afford to go to some hair replacement clinic.

jody....thyroid can make a person bald but I think mostly it is the treatment that does it like Synthroid/Levothroxine. So many people are on those drugs and literally bald on top....yrs ago they gave Levo out like it was candy. I was given it because I felt tired and the dr did not even have my tests back....the clinic fired him. But for sure...thyroid disease is rampant and sooooo many sick with it. Too much soy products in our foods too.

I agree there are so many men and women bald....I also thinking the same thing that some of the shampoos and hair stuff could cause it, dries out the roots so bad.

Not according to my dr. We were actually just discussing it a few weeks ago and I am being tested for thyroid issues.. He said thinning hair was a symptom, but balding hair would be something different, not thyroid issues.

Also stress can cause hair loss as well.. So many things can cause thinning of the hair..but baldness is usually something more serious, but if thyroid issues is the cause usually during treatment your hair will grow back if THAT is the cause..

I'm not a doctor so I can only state what MY doctor has told me which I trust to the moon and back.. I don't always hold a lot of weight to things I find on the internet since medical issues is so specific person to person.

never read it on the internet experienced it in REAL LIFE....yep and when I got on Armour Thyroid my hair started to get thicker.

I also know stress causes thinning hair and balding but in my case antibiotics from surgery threw off my thyroid meds and thus my hair started to fall out.

People use way too much hair gook these days, plugs pores in scalp and cheap shampoo dries the hair follicles and causes baldness. Especially men with all that wet looking, greasy look.

Gee----come to think of it...I should rub cheap shampoo on my legs, maybe they would go bald and never need to shave them again ! =) LOL

LOL rub it on the legs.. Let me know if that works.. I'll buy out all the cheap shampoo at the local store.. haha I don't even wash my hair daily but I don't use product in my hair either... And most days don't break a sweat (probably should for health) either. I do bath/wash daily just not my hair. Some people think it's gross, but would never know it. :)

On a side note I tried a "natural" shampoo one time... Threw that crud right out.. Talk about stiff hair. It was terrible. I also can't use the 2 in 1 shampoos.. Puts so much static in my hair it's crazy.

jody....the shampoo from Cosco which has mostly vegetable products not alcohol....was in a lavender color pump bottle, may have changed. I don't shampoo daily either, strips out all the natural oils. The 2 in 1 stuff is crazy....the conditioner would wash out with the shampoo....LOL

Have you ever tried the "dry" shampoo? I haven't but am curious about it.. A lot of people back in the day and maybe still do, used baby powder.. A light dusting in the hair and brush thru to keep the grease at bay.. Luckily in the winter months I really don't have a lot of grease build up in my hair unless it was a night of sweats.. Seems the older I get the hotter I get at night.. Now I sleep with TWO fans.. LOL

Yes....baby powder for sure works but it makes my hair really full of static for some reason...I didn't know others do it. Good thing I am a 'bottle light blonde' the powder doesn't show up. (real color is dish water blonde)

I sweat at night too...hate that...first I'm hot then cold back and forth.