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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 306322" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>Depends what you've eaten, what you've eaten it with and even how you prepared it. Some things act very quickly (within minutes) and others act slowly over a period of hours. A simple example is the humble potato. If you mash it then it releases the starch which will make your levels rise rapidly and quickly but if you roast it then it will take up the oil you have roasted it in and that will reduce the rate it releases its starch.</p><p></p><p>The standard advice is to test two hours after eating a meal and see if you are under 8 as that's the recommended safety threshold. When I was first diagnosed I would sometimes test after one hour as well if I was suspicious about something new I'd added to my diet so as just to make sure it wasn't giving a massive spike that was disappearing before the two hour main test.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 306322, member: 40343"] Depends what you've eaten, what you've eaten it with and even how you prepared it. Some things act very quickly (within minutes) and others act slowly over a period of hours. A simple example is the humble potato. If you mash it then it releases the starch which will make your levels rise rapidly and quickly but if you roast it then it will take up the oil you have roasted it in and that will reduce the rate it releases its starch. The standard advice is to test two hours after eating a meal and see if you are under 8 as that's the recommended safety threshold. When I was first diagnosed I would sometimes test after one hour as well if I was suspicious about something new I'd added to my diet so as just to make sure it wasn't giving a massive spike that was disappearing before the two hour main test. [/QUOTE]
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