How long after a meal do I test

[nannetteph]

I've been testing 2 hours after my meal. Is this about right?

[princesslinda]

The advised time to test is 2 hrs after the START of the meal...sometimes we linger a long time over a meal, so notice when you START eating and count from there instead of 2 hrs after you finish.

[kgm0612]

I usually test 2 - 2-1/2 hours after eating.

Karen

[Fenway]

I'm compulsive. I test ac (right before a meal) and 1 and 2 hours after the start of a meal. At 2 hours your blood glucose should be back to about the same place it was right before eating - but the 1 hour test will show how high the food you have eaten makes you go. I have learned a lot by testing this way - what foods to avoid, what foods are no trouble for me.

[Cyborg]

I'm compulsive. I test ac (right before a meal) and 1 and 2 hours after the start of a meal. At 2 hours your blood glucose should be back to about the same place it was right before eating - but the 1 hour test will show how high the food you have eaten makes you go. I have learned a lot by testing this way - what foods to avoid, what foods are no trouble for me.

This is not correct. With a proper meal bolus, you bg should return to normal approximately 4 hours after eating.

With regards to the orginal question, I test 2 hours after and 4 hours after eating.

[Fenway]

This is not correct. With a proper meal bolus, you bg should return to normal approximately 4 hours after eating.


It is correct, for me at least. I take no meds except the rare dose of Prandin. I am diet and exercise controlled. My ac glucose and 2°pp glucose are almost always with 10 - 15 points of one another. I would say about 95% of the time. I do the 1°pp to determine how high pasta, potatoes, rice, bread, etc., raise my glucose.

[Cyborg]

With all due respect, if you are taking an insulin bolus, it IS NOT correct. Your bg should return to normal within 4-5 hours after eating

[Fenway]

With all due respect, if you are taking an insulin bolus, it IS NOT correct. Your bg should return to normal within 4-5 hours after eating

I never said it was for an insulin bolus - I said it works for me.