Although the most accurate way is to use a blood ketone meter, you can also use
urine ketone strips or simply your common sense and listen to your body signals.
As you become keto - adapted you should look for a drop in
urine ketone levels between 2 - 3 weeks of eating a ketogenic style diet.
While Ketosis may be confirmed by
urine ketone sticks and blood ketone tests, it is not always practical or convenient.
I wouldn't worry about the readings
from urine ketone strips as these are not very accurate.
Interestingly, she reported that her symptoms seemed better controlled with 15mg / dL of
urine ketones compared to 5mg / dL, suggesting that the degree of ketosis may be important for bipolar management.
Therefore, it is important to be able to test diabetic cats
for urine ketones — daily, if possible — whenever there is a threat of DKA.
Once blood and
urine ketone levels exceed the normal range, the blood becomes more and more acidic.
Hi Tanu, please, keep in mind that
urine ketones are not a reliable way to asses whether you are / are not in ketosis, especially once you get keto - adapted.
When I check
my urine ketones I'm in dark purple but there is no weight coming off?
All diabetics will have a blood glucose checked before any insulin is given by the medical staff as well as
a urine ketones within 12 hours of arrival.