[kchoyt67]

HELP IM LOSING MY HAIR! My once super think & healthy hair is now so thin that i use baby bands to hold my hair up!

I have been on Metformin for about 10yrs now, about 2 yrs ago I started losing my hair by the hand fulls! My hair dresser told me its from the Metformin, has anyone else had issues with hair lose?

[cherseattle]

New to Type II Diabetes (& the GB forums), but not to hair loss. Have you had your thyroid checked? Hair loss is very common with thyroid disease... And apparently poor thyroid function & diabetes can go hand in hand, which I didn't know. I've had Hashimoto's (auto-immune thyroid disease) for over 15 years... Hair loss was one of my first indicators, since I have a LOT of hair. Or I did have. ;-)

Anyway, if you've never had your thyroid checked, and if Metformin is not the culprit here, I'd highly recommend you do. Better safe than sorry.

Good luck!

[leenidia]

A side effect is hair loss.

[kraich]

It's strange that you have been on Metformin for so long but only recently are experiencing hair loss. I would be suspicious of something else going on. I to lost some hair but it was due to my thyroid which I eventually had to have removed. I would check with your doctor.