Thursday, December 12, 2013

Diabetic and losing hair

I am a 24 year old and am losing my hair. I am also a diabetic. Is there any way to prevent it?

Since you are a diabetic, I would recommend getting your thyroid hormone checked- it is one cause of hair loss. If that is okay, then you have very few choices. None of the drugs for hair loss work and are a complete waste of money. You may wear a wig or a hat.

Alternatively, you can apply black shoe polish to cover the bald patches. If you are very distressed take some Prozac and learn to love your scalp. There is no good treatment of hair loss except for a hair transplant, which costs 1000s of dollars and may or may not work.