Thread: ketostix reading

Gday SM just wondering what readings are acceptable on a keto diet when you test ketostix, i usually dont really go past .05 but i have a friend who on his first week tested at dark purple. it seemed pretty severe. just wanted to check what people think

Anything is acceptable on ketostix, as long as theres a reading then your body is producing ketones. To what degree does not matter, just the darker it is the more you are excreting and thus your body is not using them as efficiently. I wouldnt rely on ketostix though to be honest, i bought a container back at the very start of my CKD and since then i've used about 3, 1 of which showed negative and I was 100% sure i was in ketosis, i had all the tell-tale signs. Its just a matter of how your body is using ketones. I havent touched the container since.