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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1822626" data-attributes="member: 365308">These are not great signs given that most people expect reduced blood sugars and lower blood pressure from eating  a very low carb diet and eating only 2 meals a day ( you are fasting between 9pm and 12 noon right?).It could be that this is a period of adjustment but try eating a little more salt and plenty of fluid to ensure your body does not hold onto fluid thus causing a bp spike.My other thought is that your quite low cal diet (though you didn't specify quanities) might be causing a starvation response of hanging onto fat, releasing sugar from the liver (gluconeogenesis) and have seen on the net that BP can spike too.   BTW have you jumped straight into this at the deep end and could you try a gentler on ramp to low carb before you get completely disheartened?</blockquote>

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