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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 2291707" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>Wee-stix are not as useful to show diet effectiveness. A bgl meter that reads ketones is a better indication of a ketotic state since it monitors what is in the bloodstream rather than being in excess wee. Also the stix are not very sensitive, and a purple colour may just be excess diet ketones, but could also be an indication of other health problems such as approaching DKA. You would not be able to tell from stix alone, but with a meter they suggest any reading above 4 mmol is possible cause for concern, although DKA is usually much higher (10+).. But I note that the NHS advice is that any reading above 3.0 should be treated as DKA and requires immediate medical assistance. I think this difference is to allow for those taking an SGLT-2 inhibitor drug can also register as DKA at the lower bgl levels that can happen.</p><p></p><p>This may help (or confuse):</p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734222/" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734222/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 2291707, member: 196898"] Wee-stix are not as useful to show diet effectiveness. A bgl meter that reads ketones is a better indication of a ketotic state since it monitors what is in the bloodstream rather than being in excess wee. Also the stix are not very sensitive, and a purple colour may just be excess diet ketones, but could also be an indication of other health problems such as approaching DKA. You would not be able to tell from stix alone, but with a meter they suggest any reading above 4 mmol is possible cause for concern, although DKA is usually much higher (10+).. But I note that the NHS advice is that any reading above 3.0 should be treated as DKA and requires immediate medical assistance. I think this difference is to allow for those taking an SGLT-2 inhibitor drug can also register as DKA at the lower bgl levels that can happen. This may help (or confuse): [URL]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734222/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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