merryj 36 Report post Posted October 15, 2016 I have a question. I have read that you should test one hour after taking your first bite of a meal. What if you eat long leisurely meals? We can still be enjoying a dinner an hour after the first bite. What is the advice from the board? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoraWI 4,809 Report post Posted October 15, 2016 The one hour recommendation is to catch the top of the meal spike. Not that important. The important test is at 2 hours when you should be down to below 140, leisurely meals included. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
merryj 36 Report post Posted October 15, 2016 Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miketurco 2,800 Report post Posted October 15, 2016 One and two hours are good rules of thumb but they're not written in stone. What these times are supposed to represent is one's high spike after eating (1hr) and recovery time (2hrs). This varies meal-to-meal and person-to-person. Nora says two hours is most important because that's what indicates whether you dosed your insulin right, etc. I consider the one hour more important because I have a "not to exceed" bg goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
