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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KennyA" data-source="post: 2763626" data-attributes="member: 517579">Agree with the above. The definitive test for T2 is generally the HbA1c. There a few occasions - largely to do with other pre-existing conditions such as amaemia - where another test is more suitable. Bear in mind that blood glucose levels naturally vary in everyone, and just because someone's BG levels are changing doesn't necessarily mean there's a problem.  This bit of research shows some of the variation in BG, rises and falls,  that non-diabetic people have in response to food. [URL unfurl="true"]https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2769652/[/URL]In general - and I mean this does not apply to everyone - those of us with T2 will, after food,  often see higher rises which stay elevated for longer, compared to non-diabetic people. This is because our insulin response system is not as efficient at clearing glucose from the blood.  But it can frequently be difficult to tell a "T2 diabetic" graph from a "non-diabetic" graph. Best of luck.</blockquote>

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