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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.
3 doctors agreed: 1  Usually 1-2 hours : Checking blood sugar after meals gives important information on the effects of your food choice on your sugar levels, as well as the effectiveness of any diabetes medications. 2  2 hours: Check blood sugar 2 hours after eating for a post prandial value. 3  About two hours : About two hours.