Highest Ketone Reading (for me anyway)

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(What The Fast?!) #1

I checked my ketones this AM and had a 1.3 reading!! I realize this isn’t that high, but it’s the highest I’ve seen since I started 6-7 weeks ago. I’ve been having BPC for breakfast and my first “real food” meal at lunch time, that seems to be making a difference. Small wins!

(Sheri Knauer) #2

Sounds like your on your way to becoming fully fat adapted! Welcome to keto brain!

(What The Fast?!) #3

If the ketone strips weren’t $3/each, I would test 3 times a day… I love the sense of accomplishment. :smiley:

(Sheri Knauer) #4

Look on eBay. You can get them cheaper there. I just purchased 50 strips for less than $2.00 per strip.

(Scott Telfer) #5

Anything over 0.5 is in the right direction! Great news :smile:

(What The Fast?!) #6

You guyyyyssss!!! I’m back up the same weight I started keto on 7 weeks ago (actually it’s 1lb heavier). I haven’t lost any inches and my clothes are not looser, so I REALLY needed some good news this morning.

I ate breakfast and lunch yesterday, stopped eating around 5:15pm, then went to a TRX HIiT class at the gym followed by a heated Yin yoga class (long slow holds, super low intensity). I’ve been fasted about 14.5 hours and just got my highest ketone reading - a 2.0. Woo hoo!! I am going to fast til lunch today. 20 hours will be my longest IF!

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(What The Fast?!) #7

Waaaahhhooooo!!! 35 mile bike ride + fajitas and guacamole last night = highest reading so far!!!

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(What The Fast?!) #8

35 hours into fasting - I was SO excited to see what my ketones were!

My blood glucose just now was 52 (is there a number that’s too low??)
My ketones are 2.8 - fasting is more effective than my 3 hour bike ride!

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(paul ) #9

i have same meter. Where are you getting your sticks from? how much?

(What The Fast?!) #10

Amazon - ketone strips are about $30 for ten of them.

(Duncan Kerridge) #11

You can get them a lot cheaper on eBay - well in the UK you can

(paul ) #12

are they meter specific?

(What The Fast?!) #13

Mine say for Precision Xtra, so not sure if you can use for other machines.

(What The Fast?!) #14

Thanks! Just found them for $10 less!!

(Duncan Kerridge) #15

Yes they are meter specific

(Jason Cordier) #17

sorry, some how when I entered I could not see all the previous posts. I see very clearly now that the model was made clear. Sorry.

#18

Has anyone noticed that the ketone strips, apart from being way more expensive than the glucose ones, are more prone to error readings? Kills me when I waste them for not getting enough blood on the strip quickly enough or whatever the problem is.

(What The Fast?!) #19

I haven’t had that issue. :frowning:

(KCKO, KCFO) #20

My DH’s doctor told him to get the blood droplet in the center area, not touching the edges, you get a cleaner reading that way. That was for BG, but it would make sense that it would help with ketones as well.

Also, Dr. Jeff Gerber had a post on his FB page about the ketone readings needing a much larger drop of blood than the BG strips need. He is really into keto/paleo diets for his patients. He helped organize the Breckenridge Low Carb conference that happened in Feb., knows his stuff.

I can’t prick myself, it is a needle phobia related issue :fearful:, so I got a GreenWon old school breathalyzer to measure my ketones, so far, so good. It is really cheap under $10 via Amazon.

(eschor) #21

i called the manufacturer. they sent me replacment strips. too expensive to eat the cost. if it matters i use nova max strips