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New to lchf lifestyle. Need help with blood ketone meter
blastwvangel
Posts: 65 Member
I am new to the lchf lifestyle. I would like to purchase a blood ketone meter. Im not sure which to purchase. Then I dont understand how often to test. What range I should be in. Please help.
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I have the Nova Max Plus. If you go to there site, sometimes they offer free meter when you order a certain number of strips. I only test about twice a month. I am either losing or staying the same, and my diet is pretty much on par. 0.5 - 1.5 I think is optimal. I am usually in that range. I haven't checked in about two weeks.0
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Just a few ideas here.... keep or toss.
If you're diabetic, you may be able to get testing supplies, including blood ketone strips, covered by insurance.
Beware - Even blood ketone tend to bounce around a bit during the day; also, 2 samples from the same finger prick may produce significantly different readings.
I might suggest establishing a diet you believe is appropriate for the long-term (like 2 months or more, weight loss or maintenance), then see how your blood ketones look morning, noon, and evening for a few days.
Before you embark on a potentially costly experiment, you might want to familiarize yourself with what keto gurus say about ketosis, ketone ranges, etc. I believe the extensive sticky START HERE - LCD LaunchPad has some references.
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I can't help you with the tester but wanted to say hi and welcome to the group! You will love it here!!
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