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title: "Diabetes Relationship to Meal"
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###### **This article pertains to:** [Legacy API (V1)] 

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***What is the relationship_to_meal field and what are all of the possible values?***

The relationship_to_meal field shows information about when a blood glucose measurement was taken in relation to the next or previous meal. The possible values are

- null - Not provided by the app
- before - Reading taken before a meal
- after - Reading taken after a meal
- fasting - Reading taken during a fast
- random - Reading taken randomly