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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.
Normally, your blood glucose should be around 140 mg/dL or lower after eating (two hours after your meal) â according to the National Diabetes Association. Even it can be much lower than 140 mg /dL in most healthy people. The level of greater than 140 mg /dL after meal (1-2 hours after meal) should not be ignored, because this is considered abnormal! In people with diabetes, the blood glucose level can reach up to 180 mg /dL after eating (a warning sign of hyperglycemia).