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If you take medicine (diabetes pills or insulin), you will probably want to know how well that medicine is working. The general rule is to test before meals and keep a record. If you want to know how your meals affect your blood sugar, testing about 2 hours after eating can be helpful.
However, even healthy carbohydrates such as bananas need to be eaten in moderation and the best way to tell how a food affects your blood sugar level is to test yourself after eating. The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, suggests keeping blood sugar levels at less than 180 one to two hours after a meal.