Jaiwant Rangi, MD, FACEEndocrinologist | Founder, Lower The Dose® | Speaker

Cortisol's Double Whammy: Pumping Up Sugar While Locking Out the Cells

11 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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Dr. Jaiwant Rangi explains how cortisol raises blood sugar in two ways: it makes your liver dump more glucose into your bloodstream, and it blocks your muscle and fat cells from taking it up. The result is stress-related high blood sugar.

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