JayAmerican
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I figured I should also test my ketone levels as I stay on a low carb diet. Didn't want to get a newer blood tester just yet, though I know that is more accurate, and got the strips you basically pee on.
The number range it gives are in mg/DL:
0 negative
5 trace
15 small
40 moderate
80 large
160 large
I Google'd how to translate this to mmol/L and said to multiply by 0.01129. OK, but even the top range of the test strip of 160 calculates out to 1.8064 which is a very small beginning scope of what keto testing recommendations provide info about. Example:
https://keto-mojo.com/article/testing-what-should-ketone-levels-be/
So I don't understand how I would be able to check for any thing above 1.8. There is plenty of info on ketones and ketosis online, plenty of "how to use a test strip" articles (as if nobody can figure out how to pee on a strip) but no explanation of how to test the higher ranges. Am I misinformed? Is this why testing blood is better?
The number range it gives are in mg/DL:
0 negative
5 trace
15 small
40 moderate
80 large
160 large
I Google'd how to translate this to mmol/L and said to multiply by 0.01129. OK, but even the top range of the test strip of 160 calculates out to 1.8064 which is a very small beginning scope of what keto testing recommendations provide info about. Example:
https://keto-mojo.com/article/testing-what-should-ketone-levels-be/
So I don't understand how I would be able to check for any thing above 1.8. There is plenty of info on ketones and ketosis online, plenty of "how to use a test strip" articles (as if nobody can figure out how to pee on a strip) but no explanation of how to test the higher ranges. Am I misinformed? Is this why testing blood is better?