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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 sugar levels are usually measured six to eight hours after a person's last meal, according to Edward S. Horton, MD. The normal range for this measurement is between 70 and 100 milligrams per deciliter. After eating, blood sugar rises, but usually not above 140 milligrams per deciliter in a healthy patient.