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Saliva cortisol is low. urine cortisol slightly elevated but could have performed test wrong. hypoglycemia. does hypoglycemia rule out high cortisol?

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Dr. Ali Saberi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: When u'r blood sugar is low, the body responds by pumping out cortisol and other CounterRegulatory hormones to get higher blood sugars in the body.

Answered 6/13/2014

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