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How to check fasting blood sugar? some doctors says 10hours after food.some others says 8 hours.which is the correct gap after food?
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Blood Sugar: Three hours after eating one's blood sugar level should return to 'fasting' levels. Labs, when doing fasting sugars recommend that be eight to twelve hours. But, three hours post meal one's sugar should return to 'normal'.
Answered 11/4/2013
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