First, I'm not sure what you mean by "all over the place." Fasting blood sugars in a person with diabetes are ideal when they are between 70-130 (or so) mg/dL, which is a broad range. If you are ...

From skin to sleep, stress impacts every part of our health-including our ability to lose weight. So it's no wonder that your TikTok page is full of cortisol cocktail recipes designed to help bring ...

Shmouni states that in the short term, your body's cortisol response is necessary and helpful. However, chronic stress can ...

As for why cortisol varies throughout the day: "Cortisol is very important in helping a person transition from sleep to wakefulness," Zalzala explained. "This triggers a 'morning cortisol surge' -- a ...