I have been in ketosis for six weeks, I am in the range of 5.5 to 6 on my ketone levels everday is this normal. I have temporarily come out of ketosis two times and within 24 hours I was back at 5.5 or 6 range.
Keto Levels high
Good ketone levels can vary from person to person. I get kind of sick when I go past 2.0 but I feel amazing at 1.5-2.
How are you feeling?
What are you using to measure ketone levels?
Chris_Chunn
(Chris Chunn)
#3
I’m feeling good, I am going down in weight and my blood sugar is down about 80 points,
The quick return back into keto is that a good thing
Urine sticks are not accurate. I’m not familiar with breathalyzers but I wouldn’t worry about it.
Alex99
#7
Are you taking a ketone supplement? That’ll give you high numbers.
Otherwise take the numbers from the breathalizer with a grain of salt.
And pea stix are not accurate, just a rough guide. When you get keto adapted, after a few weeks or months, they will most likely stop showing any reading at all.
Is it 5 or 0.5 mM we’re talking about? 0.5 is the expected value but even 5 is not impossible or unheard of. 10 mM is considered dangerous.
If you really reckon that device is accurate and it’s 5 not 0.5 mM we’re talking then get a pathology test to you can really be sure.
The time of day is also important. On day I had 0.4mM at 10am but 1.3 at 10pm.
Chris_Chunn
(Chris Chunn)
#8
The breathalyzer registers 1.3 I do 1.3x10 dividend answer by 2 is this right
Alex99
#9
Sorry, I’m not sure where the x10 divided by 2 is coming from. Is that in the manual or something? Otherwise 1.3 mM sounds spot on.
ava_ad0re
(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja )
#10
The only time you ever need to be worried about your ketone levels being too high is when you’re a type 1 diabetic and you’re at risk of ketoacidosis.