postprandial

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Then I would monitor my postprandial (post-meal) blood sugars about every hour and see when and how high my spike was.

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  1. adjective Following a meal, especially dinner: took a postprandial walk through the woods.

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  • Now Em looked set for her postprandial nap; it would probably be at least an hour before hunger again prodded Heather and Gerald to a more general awareness. —  AN UNWILLING CONQUEST
  • Most of the older guests were showing definite signs of settling for a postprandial nap, all except Mr. Kosminsky and Ferdinand, and Michael and the countess, who were absorbed with their discussions. —  Stephanie Laurens - The Ideal Bride
  • Many elements join to make the beautifully crafted "Curious Case of Benjamin Button," with a running time of two hours and forty-seven minutes, the best picture in years for a postprandial rest (popcorn division). —  The New Yorker
  • Two hours postprandial (after the start of a meal) - —  Diabetes News from dLife.com
  • Associate Professor O'Sullivan stressed that while oestrogen's effects on postprandial fatty acid oxidation provide a mechanism for fat accumulation, the findings do not explain why some women are obese.
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/poʊstˈprændiəl/
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