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This video was created to convey general medical knowledge. It cannot answer your specific situation and does not provide consultation on individual matters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a previous posting, I lectured on the 1-hour postprandial blood sugar level of non-diabetics, but I received many questions from diabetics. According to the latest 2019 American Diabetes Association Diabetes Treatment Guidelines, when measured with a self-blood sugar meter (capillary blood sugar), fasting is 80 to 130 mg/dl and postprandial is less than 180 mg/dl. So, at what minutes and hours after a meal should we measure it? Many people mistakenly believe it is 2 hours, but it is actually 1 to 2 hours after a meal. In the early stages of diabetes, the peak postprandial blood sugar level comes at 1 hour (same as in normal people), and as diabetes progresses, the peak gradually gets pushed back and approaches 2 hours. Let's learn about the reasons for this and how to deal with it. The link below is the 2019 American Diabetes Association/Heart Association Diabetes Treatment Guidelines. Doctors who treat diabetes should definitely read this http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/... #Postprandial blood sugar #Diabetes #Diabetes