Blood sugar changes after you eat are an important health indicator. Find out what normal and high postprandial blood sugar levels are and who should test theirs.

Why should you test your postprandial blood sugar?

Postprandial blood sugar is the sugar in your blood after you eat and drink.

We delve into the science behind a low blood sugar headache, including what you can do to prevent it.

What’s the connection between low blood sugar and headaches? 

A low blood sugar headache feels like dull throbbing at your temples.

From insulin resistance, to what and when you’ve eaten, there are many reasons for high morning blood sugar. There are also lifestyle changes to help lower it.

What causes high morning blood sugar, and how can you lower it?

Blood sugar can be high in the morning, and there are ways to lower it.

Type 2 diabetes affects more than 1 in 10 people in the U.S. Could yogurt help reduce the risk of developing the condition? We look at the evidence.

Yogurt and diabetes: Is there a link?

Several factors might contribute to a possible link between yogurt and diabetes risk.

You only need to fast before certain glucose tests. Here, learn when (and what) you can eat, what the results mean, and what happens next.

Here’s what you can eat before a glucose test

You only need to fast before certain glucose tests.

An innovative new study concludes that following the Mediterranean diet might reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes more than previously thought.

Study: Mediterranean diet may reduce diabetes risk more than previously thought

Links between the Mediterranean diet and type 2 diabetes are growing stronger.

Learn more about nutrition and the mechanisms behind different health conditions, ranging from heart health and blood pressure to diabetes and mental health.

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Why should you test your postprandial blood sugar?

What’s the connection between low blood sugar and headaches?

What causes high morning blood sugar, and how can you lower it?

Yogurt and diabetes: Is there a link?

Here’s what you can eat before a glucose test

Study: Mediterranean diet may reduce diabetes risk more than previously thought

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Diabetes

Why should you test your postprandial blood sugar?

What’s the connection between low blood sugar and headaches?

What causes high morning blood sugar, and how can you lower it?

Yogurt and diabetes: Is there a link?

Here’s what you can eat before a glucose test

Study: Mediterranean diet may reduce diabetes risk more than previously thought

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