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Checked blood sugar 3 hours after eating two slices of pizza and drinking a 12 oz. soda. result was 120 mg/dl. is this ok or should it be back under 100 within 3 hours?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Blood sugar: Blood sugars usually return to near normal levels after 1 to 2 hours. You ate a lot of junk carbohydrates. I don't think you need to worry.

Answered 6/7/2020

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A member asked:

Checked blood sugar 3 hours after eating two slices of pizza and drinking a 12 oz. soda. result was 120 mg/dl. is this ok or should it be back under 100 within 3 hours?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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