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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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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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