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Post prandial readings

asyarlk

asyarlk

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
How long after eating do you take a BG reading and what do you want it to be?

What is a normal (non diabetic) BG reading after eating?

Thanks in advance!
 
Hi

I normally don't worry until the next meal as the result will depend on factors such as how much I've eaten (and dosed), exercise I'm planning to do, etc.

I think the advice is often for about 8, 2 hours after though. What I look at is the result once all the carbs and insulin have cleared (I'm using Apidra as a bolas dose which is fast) at the next meal (4+ hours) which should be a clean baseline if I've got it right previously. It's nice to get 4.5-6 for these readings.

It's something you should discuss with whoever is helping you with your dosing.
 
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