7 days keto already 6 mmol

(Chris) #1

After 7 days im pissing 6 mmol. Im just curious if this is normal. I’m seeing that 0.9 - 3.0 is about average. I’m using urine test strips (JustFitter ketone test strips) does anyone know if these are acurate?

(Ethan) #2

They are not very accurate, and they will eventually show no ketosis, even while you are in ketosis.

(Allie) #3

Bin the pee sticks, they’re the worst way to measure, actually misleading.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #4

Two issues: first, who knows how accurate these sticks are; and second, at the beginning of ketosis your body wastes a lot of ketones because it’s not fully adapted to metabolizing them yet. You should see quite a drop later on, as your body gets more efficient at metabolizing fat. And third, ketones are the result of incomplete fat metabolism, so even at best they are not the greatest marker for how well you’re metabolizing fat. It’s just that they’re the best marker we’ve got.

(VLC.MD) #5

The strips tell you if you are in ketosis when you start. Fine for now. Once fat adapted they might not work for everyone.

(Jacob Wagner) #6

Actually, they are a pretty acurate measure of the ketones in your urine, that just isn’t what you care about if your goal is to get into ketosis.

If you want to test some breath testers are okay, but the best results come from a quality blood tester.

–Jacob