United Kingdom (Great Britain)
A 24-year-old female asked:
My blood sugar 4 hours after eating is 80 and 5 hours is 99 why did it go up? i'm not diabetic just curious if my readings
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Dr. Terri Washingtonanswered
Endocrinology 18 years experience
Normal variation: Both numbers are in the normal range and there is variation no just in the blood sugar but in the readings of the bs meter. Each meter can vary by up to 20% in number even if youi check blood sugar back to back.
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