Hello
I’m new to this diet and have been doing it for 10 days.
I’m just wondering if my ketone levels are ok - I used the urine strips today and I’ve gone dark purple so it’s registering between 8-16 which is the end colour on the bottle.
Is this too high?
Thank you in advance
Throw away the pee sticks, they cause more confusion and stress than they give benefit.
They’re just showing you that your body is making ketones but doesn’t know what to do with them so is wasting most of them in your pee.
Hello and welcome Blondie.
The warnings on the bottle about ketoacidosis mainly apply to people with Type 1 diabetes/serious insulin resistance.
I usually test dark purplish on the pee strips too but I’m still here after keto for 4 months and I’ve not felt better in decades.
That’s good to know thank you so much! I’m 8lb down and only suffered 2 days of tiredness but feel really energetic this past few days!
Thank you for your help!
You needn’t worry about ketone levels being super high unless you are 1) Type 1 Diabetic & 2) At risk of ketoacidosis.
