Why is blood sugar 2 hours after a meal lower than fasting

Two hours after a meal, blood glucose is lower than fasting blood glucose, which can be seen in the following situations: First, fasting blood glucose is high due to various reasons, such as hypoglycemia in the middle of the night or during sleep, and the body will show a reactive protective mechanism, which will cause fasting blood glucose to rise. Second, dawn phenomenon, in the early morning, the hormone antagonistic to insulin, such as growth hormone and cortisol secretion, will cause fasting blood glucose to be high. Third, diabetes patients in hypoglycemic treatment, oral drugs are mainly for postprandial blood sugar treatment, will show good postprandial blood sugar control, and fasting blood sugar is in a high state. For this situation to see what is caused by fasting blood sugar rise, and then appropriate adjustment of hypoglycemic drugs, so that fasting blood sugar will also drop to a more ideal range.