Re: Blood Ketone values for the Precision xtra monitor

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie,

I'm hoping this will be a useful tool for you. It has been for

us. We've been doing it with Macie for about a month now (from the

new keto center). Her urine ketones showed high all the time, and we

found out with her blood ketones that they were far from it.

We also use the precision xtra. I don't have the exact

correlation for urine ketones (that might be impossible, since urine

ketones were not accurate for us)....someone else might. Our center

told us that they like blood ketone levels between 4 and 6. The

dietitian said each child is different. Some need the high fives and

six even, some do OK in the 4's. We were told to check right before

a meal. If checking after meals, wait at least 2 hours. I'd

definitely check close to seizures so you can get a good feel for

what is going on during those times. Check during good times, too.

BEST OF LUCK!!!

Glenna

-- In ketogenic , " peteymedic1 " <peteymedic@h...>

wrote:

> Hello all. Does anyone know the correlation of the values for urine

> ketones 5-160 and blood ketones? We are using the monitor and would

> like to know what the blood ketone levels should be. Thanks

> Laurie mom to Logan

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie,

I'm hoping this will be a useful tool for you. It has been for

us. We've been doing it with Macie for about a month now (from the

new keto center). Her urine ketones showed high all the time, and we

found out with her blood ketones that they were far from it.

We also use the precision xtra. I don't have the exact

correlation for urine ketones (that might be impossible, since urine

ketones were not accurate for us)....someone else might. Our center

told us that they like blood ketone levels between 4 and 6. The

dietitian said each child is different. Some need the high fives and

six even, some do OK in the 4's. We were told to check right before

a meal. If checking after meals, wait at least 2 hours. I'd

definitely check close to seizures so you can get a good feel for

what is going on during those times. Check during good times, too.

BEST OF LUCK!!!

Glenna

-- In ketogenic , " peteymedic1 " <peteymedic@h...>

wrote:

> Hello all. Does anyone know the correlation of the values for urine

> ketones 5-160 and blood ketones? We are using the monitor and would

> like to know what the blood ketone levels should be. Thanks

> Laurie mom to Logan

[Guest guest]

I dont know them all, but I know that 4 (blood reading) is 160 (or 16) on the

urine sticks. And 0.1 on the blood machine is trace on the urine sticks. Not

much help sorry - I test Mike on both, but frankly, the numbers dont always

correspond. Like for example, I am doing the atkins diet, and urine can be 160

but blood ketones are only 0.2 (I have my theories but I dont think they relate

to the kids so I wont bother to go there)

Jenn

Blood Ketone values for the Precision xtra monitor

Hello all. Does anyone know the correlation of the values for urine

ketones 5-160 and blood ketones? We are using the monitor and would

like to know what the blood ketone levels should be. Thanks

Laurie mom to Logan

[Guest guest]

I dont know them all, but I know that 4 (blood reading) is 160 (or 16) on the

urine sticks. And 0.1 on the blood machine is trace on the urine sticks. Not

much help sorry - I test Mike on both, but frankly, the numbers dont always

correspond. Like for example, I am doing the atkins diet, and urine can be 160

but blood ketones are only 0.2 (I have my theories but I dont think they relate

to the kids so I wont bother to go there)

Jenn

Blood Ketone values for the Precision xtra monitor

Hello all. Does anyone know the correlation of the values for urine

ketones 5-160 and blood ketones? We are using the monitor and would

like to know what the blood ketone levels should be. Thanks

Laurie mom to Logan

[Guest guest]

I dont know them all, but I know that 4 (blood reading) is 160 (or 16) on the

urine sticks. And 0.1 on the blood machine is trace on the urine sticks. Not

much help sorry - I test Mike on both, but frankly, the numbers dont always

correspond. Like for example, I am doing the atkins diet, and urine can be 160

but blood ketones are only 0.2 (I have my theories but I dont think they relate

to the kids so I wont bother to go there)

Jenn

Blood Ketone values for the Precision xtra monitor

Hello all. Does anyone know the correlation of the values for urine

ketones 5-160 and blood ketones? We are using the monitor and would

like to know what the blood ketone levels should be. Thanks

Laurie mom to Logan

[Guest guest]

We were told we could not correlate urine and blood--But this can be done,

somewhat, by checking both at the same time for awhile

Ketone Levels:--(urine=80++-160++)

--blood=3.84-5.76

Glucose:--50-75-acceptable

55-65-optimal

I found the blood ketone and glucose checks helped with

fine-tuning--ESPECIALLY glucose

Sandi

[Guest guest]

We were told we could not correlate urine and blood--But this can be done,

somewhat, by checking both at the same time for awhile

Ketone Levels:--(urine=80++-160++)

--blood=3.84-5.76

Glucose:--50-75-acceptable

55-65-optimal

I found the blood ketone and glucose checks helped with

fine-tuning--ESPECIALLY glucose

Sandi

[Guest guest]

We were told we could not correlate urine and blood--But this can be done,

somewhat, by checking both at the same time for awhile

Ketone Levels:--(urine=80++-160++)

--blood=3.84-5.76

Glucose:--50-75-acceptable

55-65-optimal

I found the blood ketone and glucose checks helped with

fine-tuning--ESPECIALLY glucose

Sandi

[Guest guest]

To lower her glucose, I made her the meal-minus the carbs (fruits, veggies)

I did this for days until glucose levels dropped--50-75

Then, slowly added 1/2 carbs

Found her to be sensitive to fruits, so even now she gets limited fruits

If she wants the fruit I use 1/2 the amount that the meal planner calculates

PLUS--I use cream at every meal-instead of oils --this was suggested by

?Stanford?-to help with seizures

The study said dairy fat at every meal-had greater success for seizure-free

days

She is one of those kids-tolerates carbs as grains--but not fruit--think the

increase in glucose happens too quick for her with the fruit

Some days she gets No fruits and No veggies

We are trying some Atkins products --but keeping the Keto ratio--and seizures

are not any worse

And she is happier!!

How is your daughter?

I think you were SLOWLY weaning her

I hope things are still going well for the two of you

Take-care

Sandi

[Guest guest]

Sandi,

What changes did you make to the diet based on the glucose readings?

Bill

SJVC5@... wrote:

> We were told we could not correlate urine and blood--But this can be done,

> somewhat, by checking both at the same time for awhile

> Ketone Levels:--(urine=80++-160++)

> --blood=3.84-5.76

>

> Glucose:--50-75-acceptable

> 55-65-optimal

>

> I found the blood ketone and glucose checks helped with

> fine-tuning--ESPECIALLY glucose

> Sandi

>

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