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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.
Fasting blood glucose levels, taken in the morning before eating, should fall in a normal range. The goal is to keep this value under 7 mmol/L or 120 mg/dl. (glucometer test values up to 8.0mmol). Two hours after eating: blood sugar rises and then falls to a baseline level.By sampling blood sugar levels two hours after eating, you find out if glucose is being removed from your blood in a reasonable time. The sugar level peaks in 30-60 minutes and the falls back to a baseline level.The timing and height of the peak level will vary with the composition of the meal and activity levels.wo hours after eating: blood sugar rises and then falls to a baseline level. By sampling blood sugar levels two hours after eating, you find out if glucose is being removed from your blood in a reasonable time. The sugar level peaks in 30-60 minutes and the falls back to a baseline level.