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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.
The blood sugar levels are at its lowest, on waking up in the morning, before the first meal of the day. This blood sugar level is called the 'fasting level'. The fasting blood glucose test is conducted after eight hours of fasting. The blood sugar level after eating is taken 2 hours after the meal and is known as postprandial. On the other hand, the blood sugar taken at any time of the day is known as random or casual. If the blood sugar levels are consistently above 150 mg/dL are an indicator of hyperglycemia or high blood sugar.