Re: ketostix help

[Guest guest]

Those ref readings are the same as the Bayer urine keotone stix we use. When

you say the glucose strips - do you mean blood or urine? Urine glucose should

always read negative, blood glucose ideal range is 55-65 (mg/dl) on the diet

approx, acceptable range 50-75, depending on whether the reading is before a

meal or as it 'peaks',

From: Shapiro

Hello all you experts!

Quick question re:ketostix. We are using the Ketostix brand of ketostrips.

The color scale is negative, trace (5mg/dL), small (15),

moderate (40), and large (80-160, 2 different shades of burgundy for the

lower and higher levels of large.)

My question is: are the ketostrip colors and numbers universal for the

different brands? Hannah is measuring small (15) -moderate (40) in the am and

negative(0) - trace (5) in the afternoon and pm. I notice the numbers used

when other people talk of ketones to be more specific. Are there better strips

to use? Hannah is 8 months old, does that make a difference with the strips I

use?

Any info on keto strips would be appreciated.

I could also use a little " seminar " on glucose strips. My dietician has said

I do not need to test this yet, but I know you are all the hands on experts.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

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I don't think it matters which brand you use. Some refer to the

ketostrip results as numbers: 4+ (160), 3+ (80), 2+ (40), 1+ (15)

or trace.

Debbie (mom to Bryce, 5 1/2, ketokid since 9/04)

> Hello all you experts!

> Quick question re:ketostix. We are using the Ketostix brand of

ketostrips. The color scale is negative, trace (5mg/dL), small (15),

> moderate (40), and large (80-160, 2 different shades of burgundy

for the lower and higher levels of large.)

> My question is: are the ketostrip colors and numbers universal for

the different brands? Hannah is measuring small (15) -moderate (40)

in the am and negative(0) - trace (5) in the afternoon and pm. I

notice the numbers used when other people talk of ketones to be more

specific. Are there better strips to use? Hannah is 8 months old,

does that make a difference with the strips I use?

> Any info on keto strips would be appreciated.

> I could also use a little " seminar " on glucose strips. My

dietician has said I do not need to test this yet, but I know you

are all the hands on experts.

> Thanks,

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