I know that the level of ketones isn’t really an issue and more does not always mean better. But what does it mean when they’re steadily climbing by the day?
Mine were .6 - .7 for a good while, and now they keep climbing, slowly, to 1.3 today. Does that mean anything good?
I am no expert on the blood test but I believe that you are nearing optimal range. I was under the impression that 1.5 to 3.0 was the optimal range. The ramp up to higher levels starts off slow as our machinery adapts and your body starts to use it more. How long have you been keto?
It means you’re producing more ketones than your body needs to burn so the excess comes out in your urine. Or it could mean you are steadily becominf dehydrated 
I’ve been trying about a month. I never eat starch or sweets, but I have gone over on carbs via veggies and also protein at a meal or two along the way as I get the hang of it.
Thanks for the reply. Today it was .1 blood which is interesting since I ate primarily the way I did the day before. That was waking level when those other, higher numbers were after bulletproof coffee and a workout.
This is very interesting information. I like testing because it’s reliable whereas urine or even the scale are not. It allows me to see what certain foods/amounts/exercise do to my ketones. Not that it’s panic time or time to even change anything, just info. I was VERY hungry last night and I ate more protein than usual. Probably why the low reading today and it’s fine because I was hungry, enjoyed it, and whatever. But it’s good info. I am seeing, for example, that protein lowers my ketones faster than more veggies. Good to know because I’d take more veggies over more protein any day of the week.
I had posted on here before that monitoring wasn’t helpful but that was before I was really getting into ketosis. I’m still not fat adapted. It’s taking a looonnnnggg time for that, but I"m getting some interesting and useful information. I am not expecting to get this “down pat” or be adapted for a couple months, so these low and high readings are all just part of the process. It’s tricky as hell, if you ask me 
I have found that I test for ketones much less now. I’ve been keto for 4 months now. So I take it on principle that’s my regular state of being. I did test the morning after a carbage evening. Ketones were .8 as opposed to my norm of 1.4. Blood sugar was 127. Lesson learned.
Yes, I can see where after a while it’s not even info anymore, when the readings are essentially the same all the time. But as I’m new, it’s pretty interesting and helpful. I’m just glad I don’t react to the readings. Purely information. I go, “hmm…that’s interesting” and that’s it. Back in the day these swings and “failures” would have sent me all reeling into the negative “I can’t do this” and all that. KCKO is the name of the game
Levels are up and down all the time. Sometimes mine test below 1 and other times over 5. The only thing that really matters is that they’re there at all.
I used the strips until about a month ago, they were enough to tell me if I was going the right direction and if had made any errors. I also still registered dark purple almost everyday when did check several months in so I am one of the people that they don’t stop showing for. They helped my find my limits a little better than just saying 20g, that said I treat that as a limit anyway but I know I can go over some. Actually i just avoid the carbs as much as possible and until yesterday rarely hit 13g. Then my co-worker gave me some sugar free lifesavers, after I had exhausted a supply of tic tacs which I was really cautious with but never had any major issues with. I have had keto breath nearly since the start and it got really bad when I started to fast more than IF. Long story short I got home I felt a little off, and well pulled out the cheap breath-o-meter and showed 0. HMMM dusted off the strips and they showed nothing. awesome! apparently I error-ed in judgement I went a little nuts with the life savers and they have both sugar alcohol and malto-dextrose in them not sure which it is but needless to say cannot use those anymore. So testing does have it place, I test daily with the breath o meter mainly as novelty but also to see if I did anything stupid like the above. That ruined 87 day streak for me, but no big deal back on the horse today. I am not T2D or deranged so I was already reading this morning which would be the quickest recovery yet.
KCKO