Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Skin Changes May Indicate Diabetes

....Does diabetes have anything to do with hair loss and change of skin texture.

I was diagnosed as having an early stage of non-insulin dependent diabetes about two years ago and am on medication with regular assessment of my condition. But since the last nearly one year, I’ve noticed my hair....

....In fact many a times diabetes is first diagnosed by a dermatologist due to certain skin diseases called skin markers of diabetes.

These includes recurrent folliculitis (boils), itchy dry skin, diabetic bullae, skin tags, acanthosis nigricans (dark skin around neck, back of finger) etc. There are no...

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