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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carick" data-source="post: 2621057" data-attributes="member: 575722">Hi, I'm a newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic (about 2 months now) and I've got what feels like a really dumb question.At the advice of some people on this forum, and a couple of friends of mine who are diabetic, I decided to get myself a blood glucose meter and start testing despite the nhs advice. The main reason was that I was finding the new diet was an absolute crapshoot and I had no idea if what I was eating was the right thing. I've found the meter has been extremely helpful in this regard. Especially since a lot of things that I thought would be ok based on packaging were very much not so.What I wanted to check though, is how long to test after eating. The advice online isn't super clear. Some say 1hr30, some say 2hrs. None of them say at what point that clock begins. Sometimes it takes me 20-30 minutes to eat a main meal, so is that from the first mouthful or the last? I've done a couple of tests myself where I've tested 1hr, 1hr30 and 2hrs starting from after I've finished eating, and 30 minutes either way makes quite the difference. I'd rather not have to stab myself 4x per meal, so I kind of want to know what the right interval is.I assume the idea is to measure the peak, right? Not just 'how are you doing after 2 hours'. Or is it a case of, if your blood sugar shot up crazy high, but came down quick enough during the 2 hours then that's ok?Any advice would be really appreciated!</blockquote>

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