Well, the first thing you must do is talk to your doctor about your prescriptions. If he or she prescribed both medicines for you, there was a reason and it's not a good idea for you to decide not to take one of them.
Call your doctor and tell him or her about your concerns about the side effects and also that you are on a low carbohydrate diet.
Next, if you're on Atkins, you would be consuming some carbohydrate -- in the form of vegetables only, I believe, if your in the first phase. Things other than carbs, too, can raise blood sugar. Caffeine is one, and even stress can do it, by way of the chemicals our bodies release when we are stressed.
Talk to your doctor about the 235 reading and keep in close touch with your health care team while you navigate managing your diabetes with both medicine and diet.
Good luck to you!
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