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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.
A âfasting blood sugar testâ was done which measures blood glucose after a person has not eaten for at least 8 hours. Normally, blood glucose levels rise a bit after eating. This increase causes the pancreas to release insulin so that blood glucose levels do not get too high. Blood glucose levels that remain high for an extended length of time can damage eyes, kidneys, nerves, and blood vessels.