Using Ketostix

[dazza1972]

Is there any information readily available to tell what the ideal figures for using Ketostix is?

I get values between about 1.5 and 4 (it can vary daily), and need to be able to compare these values to see if I need to cut carbs even further, or if things are about right.

Also, to those in the UK searching in vain for these - I picked them up from a Superdrug pharmacy for just under £5.

[not2late]

hi.

It doesn't matter what level you get. As long as the sticks turn color, it means you are urinating ketones.

[Elizellen]

And not everyone gets a reading on those stix at all.

You mentioned wondering if you should be 'cutting carbs' - only reduce your carbs if you are eating more than the 20 allowed on induction.

Going lower than that will not help your body at all