Ketone Test Strips

These straps really work! I started a keto lifestyle do to inflammation. I was in full blown Keto and the test strips showed it. I enjoy that there are measurements because they say you should not be in high ketosis for a long period of time. I am able to measure my ketosis now.

I just started the keto diet 8 days ago and . . . down 8 pounds. I understand at this point it's water/inflammation but in 20 years I've not had that kind of success on ANY diet -- the weight always held steady after a couple days and then started the slow upward climb. So I decided I should get serious about this and figure out exactly where I was at and what I was doing (ha!) I ordered these strips because let's face it . . . no one WANTS to prick their finger for a blood test, and the breath tests are just too dang expensive. I've used these a couple days and they couldn't be easier. Just dip them in your pee, count to 40 and check the color. Works just like water tests for an aquarium if you've tried them. And even better -- MUCH more affordable than the other two options! Thanks!

They work like any other test strip. I hold it in my hand and pee directly on it and hit my stopwatch feature on my phone and wait 40 seconds to read it. Much easier method than collecting urine in a cup and swirling the teststrip in it.**The 2 photos where taken within about 3-5 seconds of each other. Photo 1 was at 39 seconds, photo 2 was taken at about 43 second. **PROS: extra long strips in comparison to the others I've used. Only takes a drop of urine. Once urine makes contact with strip it immediately starts registering ketone in urine. Offers a visual color gage on outside of bottle. Detailed instructions are included inside box with bottle of strips.CONS: strips are a little narrow,thin and flimsy to hold. Tester spot on strip is smaller and not as adhered as it was on others I've tried and it will start to peel off if not carefully and quickly placed in urine stream while urinating. Color guide is to close in shades from trace to small to moderate to get a true accurate reading, it's more of a general in this range kinda color guide for amounts of ketones expelled in urine. Also, don't like that they keep getting darker immediately after the 40 sec are up so getting a true/accurate reading again is just general range idea and MUST NOT BE READ AFTER THE 40 SECONDS ARE UP or you get a false reading.Strips don't determine if you are IN ketosis it only shows you if your body is producing and expeling excess ketones in your urine thus helping you stay on track towards the ketogenic goals. The best and most accurate way to tell if you are in ketosis is with a blood test monitor using a drop of blood on special ketone strip. This will tell you if you've reached ketosis, not a urine strip test.FINAL WORDS: These strips are okay. Not sure I'd repurchase but I will finish using them up. They do work good enough for monitoring my ketone productions whether its after I have a carb cycling day, a hard fast, or just my normal daily keto diet days.

Pro: I love the convenience of these and I find that you don't need 40 seconds to read (unless perhaps you're 'wishing to be in ketosis").I don't use a cup. Just mid-streamI'm not OCD (heh he says) but when starting Keto (2.5# per week with Chronometer) I bought a meter so I could track accurately. That worked fine - and I am/was also pre-diabetic. So I was pricking and measuring both ketones and glucose daily.I didn't use the meter app much - but tracked hard until I got into the 1-2 range. But then when I pretty much stayed there - ? wOw, Ok, I'm not a wimp but still the process, cost ($1.20 for both strips per day), to find that (1) My Ketosis was solid close to 1.5, and Glucose was doing well and trending out of pre-diabetes (still anxious to see my A1C),So I Was still loving the meter - but - pondering the strips - and Keto Mojo changed their meter design - I started looking. Checked around. And found these.PRO: Quick and easy to use - fast enough unless perhaps you're at the low end of the scale.CON: Wish the color chart more closely matched the strips. It's not a huge issue - but I've never found an indicator strip (including aquarium) that closely matched. Here it's mostly hue but still.So you won't know if you're 1.4 or 1.7 but more that you're say > 1 and < 2. Which unless you're dialing in a meal is just fine.Summary:If you want to know exactly spot check - then get the meter. it'll also help if you need glucose at that time.If you want to know if you're doing well in Ketosis - then these are far less expensive and very adequate for tracking your continued success on Ketosis.