Ketone Sticks or Ketone monitors?

type1harley

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Type of diabetes
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People who say things like "You're Diabetic? Did you eat too much sugar?"
I usually use ketosticks but I have a monitor that tests for ketones and blood sugar.

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Lulu-Belle

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I have a meter that does both too. I get sick a lot so I find that testing on the meter is much more accurate. I do an initial test on the strip and then if ketones are there I do a blood reading too. It has saved me a lot if trips to hospital!!
 

tim2000s

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I have just swapped over to the Freestyle Optium strips (due to getting a libre and having had an Optium tester sitting there for ages). I took the opportunity to get a repeat prescription for ketone sticks while I was at it.