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What is normal blood sugar 2-3 hours after eating?

What's normal blood sugar? The normal range is around 60 to 120 (milligrams of sugar per deciliter of blood), depending on the method used to test the blood sugar. The objective of all diabetes treatment is to keep blood sugar within this range. After you eat, blood sugar rises and reaches its peak between one half and one hour later. Even in nondiabetics the blood sugar varies according to times of eating and what is eaten. Rarely, however, does it go over 150. Blood sugars above 160 suggest the person is diabetic. Here is the normal pattern of blood sugar for nondiabetics in relationship to meals: RELATION TO FOOD                                               BLOOD SUGAR RANGE Fasting (before breakfast)                                           60-10...