Get Your Blood Ketone Meter - Free!
IrishChik
Posts: 465 Member
Ketostix aren't accurate. They give false positives of being in ketosis. Every day I see people post in various forums about using them, but can't figure out why things are moving along in one way or another; or why they feel so crappy after eating a certain food.
Peeing isn't what you need to be doing. You should be testing your blood ketone. I know a lot of people don't want to go to their local pharmacies diabetic section and buy a fancy blood meter to test ketones. (if you do, make sure it does ketones, buying just a glucose meter isn't going to help, unless you are diabetic.)
You can read about some testing here: http://www.dietdoctor.com/final-report-two-months-of-strict-lchf-and-ketone-monitoring
Nova has a brand new model out they are giving away for free along with a few boxes of test strips.
You can get a free blood ketone meter here (which will come with some strips): http://www.novacares.com/free_meter.php
Mine took a couple of weeks to arrive.
Strips can be purchased from various online stores:
http://www.americandiabeteswholesale.com/product/nova-max-plus-ketone-test-strips_3398_54.htm
Peeing isn't what you need to be doing. You should be testing your blood ketone. I know a lot of people don't want to go to their local pharmacies diabetic section and buy a fancy blood meter to test ketones. (if you do, make sure it does ketones, buying just a glucose meter isn't going to help, unless you are diabetic.)
You can read about some testing here: http://www.dietdoctor.com/final-report-two-months-of-strict-lchf-and-ketone-monitoring
Nova has a brand new model out they are giving away for free along with a few boxes of test strips.
You can get a free blood ketone meter here (which will come with some strips): http://www.novacares.com/free_meter.php
Mine took a couple of weeks to arrive.
Strips can be purchased from various online stores:
http://www.americandiabeteswholesale.com/product/nova-max-plus-ketone-test-strips_3398_54.htm
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The cost of the meter is not the problem. The strips are what cause many not to buy the meters. That is one reason I haven't bought one. It's just to expensive to keep up with the strips. I'll stick to my Keto sticks, they haven't failed me yet and I am doing great with my loss.
If you can afford the meter and strips then by all means go ahead but I really don't think it is an absolute necessity.0 -
I requested one. Thanks for posting this!0
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It's nice of them to do and great marketing on their part because as has been mentioned, the strips are very expensive and extremely profitable.0
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I ordered one and actually already heard from their customer service. Super impressed with the company so far. I hope I find it easy to figure out how to use it once it arrives. Thanks for the recommendation.0
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I have a Precision Ultra meter and get the test strips from an online Canadian pharmacy for about $2/strip0
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Hi...I'm Kelly and I'm new! How often do you test yourself? :huh:0
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I did almost very day for the first couple of weeks - mornings only. That's when we figured out that my husband was really sensitive to carbs and high protein, and needed to maintain about 75% fat to maintain ketosis.
These days it's maybe once every week to two weeks, mostly after we've eaten something a little questionable (hmmmm... Wonder if that fried calimari threw us out of ketosis? No? Yippee! Looks like that's a safe item when we go out!)0 -
I just requested mine... they say I will hear from them in 2-3 weeks.0
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Thanks for the post! Now if only I could get rid of my ridiculous fear of needles :noway:0
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Thank you for posting this! I've just made my request. My Ketostrips were working for me (I think) but a friend came over and tested positive even though she was not on this diet (!), so now I'm suspicious and need a "second opinion".0
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So, I just looked it up on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Nova-Max-Plus-Ketone-Strips/dp/B006TIEUS0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top and it is ~$29 delivered for 10 strips. And the few reviews are not consistent: because they are finding that some of the strips don't work. And when you have only 10, if only 1 fails that's 10% of your strips that are failed and almost $3 wasted.
I can see why this tester is free--they make their money on the strips--but it's not worth it; if the strips are unreliable then I'm not using the meter.0 -
So, I just looked it up on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Nova-Max-Plus-Ketone-Strips/dp/B006TIEUS0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top and it is ~$29 delivered for 10 strips. And the few reviews are not consistent: because they are finding that some of the strips don't work. And when you have only 10, if only 1 fails that's 10% of your strips that are failed and almost $3 wasted.
I can see why this tester is free--they make their money on the strips--but it's not worth it; if the strips are unreliable then I'm not using the meter.
Hmm, quite an informative post. It's always a good idea to check out reviews and such. Thanks for both the info and sources.0
