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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.
Typically, when fasting, blood sugar levels should range from 80 to 120mg/dl. 2 hours after your first bite of food, an acceptable blood sugar level reading should be less than 160mg/dl. How can you keep your blood sugar levels within these ranges?