what should ketone level be ?

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  • socalkevin
    ADBB Amateur
    • Jan 31, 2010
    • 32
    #1

    what should ketone level be ?

    Hi ..i've been on induction for a month now..and just purchased some ketone test strips.
    I should be in ketosis (fat burning mode) since i'm losing weight at a steady pace.
    I tested with the strips today and it showed pretty low level of around 5 mg/dl (lowest reading on the scale with 160 being the hightes.
    Is this the normal range or should my level be higher?
    thanks, kevin
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    • Georgiana
      Moderator
      • Jan 26, 2008
      • 12782
      #2
      Re: what should ketone level be ?

      Kevin, the color on Ketostix is not important as it is affected by things such as the type of fat consumed, the amount of water drank... and even time of the day.

      If the sticks change color, whether it's light pink or dark purple, then you are in ketosis.

      And you can be in ketosis without changing the color of the sticks at all, because Ketostix only measure the concentration of excess acetoacetate (one ketone) spilled over in urine. It does not take into account the ketones present in blood.
      "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

      -- Theodore Roosevelt

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        • socalkevin
          ADBB Amateur
          • Jan 31, 2010
          • 32
          #3
          Re: what should ketone level be ?

          thx georgiana..
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            • Desertthorn

              Administrator Emeritus
              • Mar 06, 2003
              • 7053
              #4
              Re: what should ketone level be ?

              Congrats on your weight loss. To be steadily losing is a real accomplishment.



              41 pounds down and counting

              If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else. - Yogi Berra

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                • robmedina
                  ADBB Amateur
                  • Jan 24, 2010
                  • 12
                  #5
                  Re: what should ketone level be ?

                  Kevin, my stix are the same way. I either show small or trace (mostly trace). I show more the longer I go without eating and if I haven't had much water.
                  The other night I did a 7mile trail run and when I got home I checked and that sucker was dark! I was pretty happy about that although I know I was pretty dehydrated.

                  Good luck!

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                    • atkinsgal08
                      ADBB Admiral
                      • Aug 23, 2007
                      • 5787
                      #6
                      Re: what should ketone level be ?

                      >>I was pretty happy about that although I know I was pretty dehydrated.>>

                      Why were you happy you were dehydrated?

                      Getting "that sucker dark" isn't the goal of Atkins.
                      J.

                      "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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                        • robmedina
                          ADBB Amateur
                          • Jan 24, 2010
                          • 12
                          #7
                          Re: what should ketone level be ?

                          Originally posted by atkinsgal08 View Post
                          >>I was pretty happy about that although I know I was pretty dehydrated.>>

                          Why were you happy you were dehydrated?

                          Getting "that sucker dark" isn't the goal of Atkins.
                          I was stating my experience, not advocating dehydration.

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