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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonkafsr1" data-source="post: 2075233" data-attributes="member: 503746">Hi all, I have been type 2 for about 10 years now and my levels have been fairly stable, although on the higher side of what my GP would like (8-8.6 usually) .  Have recently moved and changed doctors and have been advised to try a low carb diet which i have been doing for the last 2-3 weeks.  I have noticed however that my night-time reading is now up to between 9-10 has even been up to 11 on one day.  Mainly eating porridge for breakfast with a chopped banana in, omelette with spinach, carrot & corgette for lunch or scrambled eggs and ham, dinner is either a stir-fry with lots of veg, chicken and courgette noodles or meat (chicken mainly) or fish with roasted veg or homemade coleslaw with mayo & greek yoghurt.  No potatoes, bread, rice or pasta for the past 3 weeks.  Walk regularly each day, but have an office job so sat a lot of the time, started swimming again & will be doing a class in low impact exercised as i have bad knees and ankles at local gym after my initiation next weekAnyone know why my levels would be going higher rather than lowering as they should be?  Feel like i am making a major mistake somewhere but don't know where and googling it is just making my mind spin.....!!</blockquote>

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