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Hi, I just startet my keto diet 3 weeks ago, then i went to the drug store and bought some ketostix to measure the ketones in my urine, and it showed between 8 - 16 mmol / l Is this dangerous?

These are produced normally, and when we measure these ketones in our urine, we know we are burning fat efficiently.

Some go as far as measuring the ketones in their urine daily, with an at - home test strip.

Not exact matches

Ketones are easily measured in the blood and urine.

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.

Lastly, the ketone measured in urine is acetoacetate.

The three types of ketones — acetone, beta - hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate — can be measured in your breath, blood or urine.

Ketosticks are unable to measure the type of ketone that constitutes the majority present in your blood and urine at this point.

Detecting ketones in urine is an accurate way of measuring your ketone levels.

When you just start out, the easiest and cheapest way is to measure the ketone levels in your urine.

And, while there are several indicators of this (such as weight loss, suppressed appetite, and increased focus) the most accurate way to determine whether or not you're in a state of ketosis is by measuring ketone levels in either blood, urine, or breath.

Hi Deidre, keto sticks are not very accurate, they don't measure all types of ketones and they only measure excess ketones in urine.

The purpose of the Ketostix is to measure the amount of ketone bodies in the urine.

- Ketostix only measure one of the three types of ketones that may be in the urine - You can be in ketosis & not see a change on the ketostix — does not mean you are not losing fat.

Once parameters like urine - specific gravity (concentration), pH (acid - base balance), ketones, glucose (sugar in the urine), bilirubin (a breakdown product of blood), blood, and protein are measured, the urine specimen is placed into a centrifuge and spun for a specific period of time at a specific number of revolutions per minute.

In addition, your veterinarian will test your dog's urine for the presence of glucose and ketones and, if indicated, will then measure your dog's blood glucose concentration.