You probably think of cortisol as the “fight or flight” hormone that kicks in when you’re stressed. That’s true, but cortisol also has a lot of beneficial functions. It regulates your metabolism, blood pressure, and immune response. People with adrenal insufficiency take medications to replace the hormones, but they...
Medical-alert accessories, typically a bracelet, serve to transmit critical information about CKD to a health care provider, especially when the wearer is not able to reliably communicate.
National Institutes of Health