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Readings after meals

By Anonymous June 23, 2017 - 8:18pm
 
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What should the readings be after meals?

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Hi, Anon.

Thank you for posting.

Readings for what after meals? Blood sugar?

For someone without diabetes, a fasting blood sugar on awakening should be under 100 mg/dl. Before-meal normal sugars are 70–99 mg/dl. “Postprandial” sugars taken two hours after meals should be less than 140 mg/dl.

Helena

June 24, 2017 - 4:42am
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