When followed strictly, the excess
ketones that our bodies make can be measured
in the
urine; strict followers of the diet will sometimes
check their
urine to ensure they find
ketones.
Some of the things the chemical analysis of the
urine will
check for include the pH value of the
urine, the presence of protein
in the
urine, glucose
in the
urine (this is a sign of diabetes),
ketones in the
urine (fatty acid broken down by the liver and kidney), bilirubin
in the
urine (this can be a sign of liver disease), and blood
in the
urine.