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I have gestational diabetes.while measuring 2 hours after meal blood sugar levels at home must i measure it 2 hours after start or completing eating?

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Post prandial: you're doing post prandial blood sugars and that means post meal. So once you're finished eating.

Answered 3/27/2015

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