Stress just one factor in high cortisol levels

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Dear Doctors: I’m a 64-year-old man with Type 1 diabetes and very high cortisol from stress at work. I can’t lose weight despite lower calories, exercise and GLP-1 meds. I have a fatty liver and elevated bilirubin, which have never caused problems. I want to take ashwagandha for stress but read it can affect the liver. What is your opinion?

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