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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AtkinsMo" data-source="post: 1869520" data-attributes="member: 104933">Everything takes a while to settle down.  Presumably you have gone LCHF fo achieve that improvement in your HbA1c?  And have you lost some weight?  As soon as you lose weight, the lipids that we’re previously trapped in your fat cells start to circulate in your blood, and your cholesterol might have a temporary ‘blip’ going up.  But, on the positive side, your HDL will likely have gone up and your Triglicerides down (both very good things) and your actual heart health risk will be improved.  Always ask for a printout of a full breakdown of your lipid panel, post results on here and somebody knowledgeable will tell you what they mean.But take away message is ‘Don’t panic’ your Cholesterol will go back down as you get settled into LCHF in the long term.As for Blood Pressure, get online and buy yourself a monitor, make sure it’s an upper arm one (the others are useless) and, if you can afford it, a reputable brand, like your doctor uses, eg Omron.  Take your blood pressure every day and record it.  We use an excellent app called iBP, our doc loves it!  BP fluctuates massively in the shortest space of time!  Hurried to the doctor’s surgery?  Couldn’t get parked?  Frustrated by a delay?  You name it, it causes temporary rises in BP.  Find a time of day when you are usually relaxed and chilled out, allow yourself a 10 minute ‘chill down’ time, then take your BP 3 times, recording the average.  You will probably find that your BP is fine and you have been suffering from ‘white coat syndrome’ from anxiety!Good luck!</blockquote>

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