Re: blood ketone monitors-Tracey

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Tracey

The Medisense states HI = over 6.0

The control strip measures 0.2-5.8

Therefore 5.8 seems like the highest reading

Sandi

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Lol - Now THAT would be an expensive bhb kit if you had to travel all the

way down under to get one

Are you able to get the test strips on prescription do you know? Pricey

wee things otherwise - cost us a fortune, (no funding here for them) which

is why we try and limit their use as much as can. Unfortunately though when

trying to finetune you need to go thru quite a lot of them at once trying to

establish patterns etc.

Reminds me, need to order some more in readiness for 's upcoming

protein/cal adjustments, and also to keep any eye on his aft/evening bhbs to

try and prevent another incident of excessive ketones/acidity. That's the

sort of use I have for them at the mo while things are stable seizure wise,

like a case of trying to KEEP them that way

----- Original Message -----

> Thanks, girls. I'd looked at the site on the Medisense Precision, but

> couldn't locate how high of a BhOb level the stix could measure.

Thankfully we have

> it here (else I'd have to come to NZ and meet !).

> Such good helpers, here.

> Tracey

[Guest guest]

Lol - Now THAT would be an expensive bhb kit if you had to travel all the

way down under to get one

Are you able to get the test strips on prescription do you know? Pricey

wee things otherwise - cost us a fortune, (no funding here for them) which

is why we try and limit their use as much as can. Unfortunately though when

trying to finetune you need to go thru quite a lot of them at once trying to

establish patterns etc.

Reminds me, need to order some more in readiness for 's upcoming

protein/cal adjustments, and also to keep any eye on his aft/evening bhbs to

try and prevent another incident of excessive ketones/acidity. That's the

sort of use I have for them at the mo while things are stable seizure wise,

like a case of trying to KEEP them that way

----- Original Message -----

> Thanks, girls. I'd looked at the site on the Medisense Precision, but

> couldn't locate how high of a BhOb level the stix could measure.

Thankfully we have

> it here (else I'd have to come to NZ and meet !).

> Such good helpers, here.

> Tracey

[Guest guest]

Lol - Now THAT would be an expensive bhb kit if you had to travel all the

way down under to get one

Are you able to get the test strips on prescription do you know? Pricey

wee things otherwise - cost us a fortune, (no funding here for them) which

is why we try and limit their use as much as can. Unfortunately though when

trying to finetune you need to go thru quite a lot of them at once trying to

establish patterns etc.

Reminds me, need to order some more in readiness for 's upcoming

protein/cal adjustments, and also to keep any eye on his aft/evening bhbs to

try and prevent another incident of excessive ketones/acidity. That's the

sort of use I have for them at the mo while things are stable seizure wise,

like a case of trying to KEEP them that way

----- Original Message -----

> Thanks, girls. I'd looked at the site on the Medisense Precision, but

> couldn't locate how high of a BhOb level the stix could measure.

Thankfully we have

> it here (else I'd have to come to NZ and meet !).

> Such good helpers, here.

> Tracey