Hi there. You will be higher after eating than before. In an ideal world, two hours after eating our BG will be back to where it was BEFORE eating. But most of us aren't ideal! Providing you're under 7.8 two hours after you've done ok. Your high morning reading is because of the Dawn phenomenon where our body gives us cortisol to wake us up. This raises our BG to give us our start for the day. Unfortunately, as diabetics we can't get it back down as quick as we should. Don't worry about fasting BGs, save your precious strips for testing after eating to get your diet right. Your morning BGs will sort themselves out then. Your after meal readings sound really good, so well done!