P-Xtra Stuck?

#1

I have been religiously stay 20 ish net carbs for 4.5 weeks and brok down to get a Keto Meter! So costly but wanted to know since I have put in huge effort dropped my T2DB drugs, multiple, and did my first read on my brand new Precision Xtra meter. I was shock that the reading was 1.8 at the end of a 24hr fast 6:30pm just before dinner! I really wanted to be on track to test in the AM as I do for Glucose and it was 1.8 at 7 am! I had my lunch then got home today and right be fore dinner check glucose and said let’s see what the ketones are… 1.8…!.!.! I am not sure if this sound right as 3 consecutive reading make me think it is rigged as I have no experience with this and it is my first time ever looking at them. My Dawn-P puts around 150-175 ish then I have finally started to see 110-125 ish later ! And I do not have the huge spike, 50-100 from carbs, they used to and now at post prandial only about 20-30! Happy but think I have defective meter or strips… more test but only plan to do Morning as a routine.

(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #2

That’s solid “nutritional ketosis.” What’s the problem?

#3

Like said it is new to use and see numbers on a ketone meter, yet the fact that it was 1.8 three consecutive finger pricks? Just seemed too coincidental! So was looking for some user feed back and am happy that my work is showing.

(karen) #4

I know nothing about ketone meters, just wanted to say what a lovely lovely cat!

(Marta Loftfield) #5

@Xioshi I have had 4 consecutive readings be the same. It can happen.

#6

Thanks, Jack is quite the character! He is one of a set of triplets!

#7

Do you have access to anyone else’s finger? If the meter is defective, the problem will be reproducible on someone else.