Best diabetic test strips according to redditors

Agreed! Few products have earned my loyalty as much as these - I use them for paintings and pictures and even after several years, they come off with no issue

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Command-Picture-Hanging-Strips-Removable/dp/B00OI6F67O

I'm guessing it's a rental so you can't use any nails, screws, or anything which will mark the walls?

If so, I'm in the same boat. I've been using some picture hanging strips which are basically like a velcro that goes on the wall. So far it's held my frames up for months in my last place and in this one. When it came time to leave the last one the frame pops off the wall easily, and then you stretch the sticky part of the hanging strip to make it release (there are fully instructions on the pack). I can highly recommend them.

I found these are the cheapest: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XT694NL/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Works with this meter: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AI8O4M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Kudos for going to see the doctor! As others have mentioned, getting the diabetes type sorted out can be tricky yet important.

However, there's a simple trick to keeping yourself out of the hospital. (Do I sound like one of those horrible clickbait ads yet?)

Check your ketones

Diabetic ketoacidosis is what creates problems (hospitalization, death) for undiagnosed Type 1 diabetics. For $10-20 you can ensure this doesn't happen to you by buying some urine ketone test strips and checking once a day. The cheapo ones from your local pharmacy should work fine too, but the $20 Bayer ones will definitely work.

A value of negative or trace (<5mg/dL) can be safely ignored. Even healthy people produce a tiny amount of ketones, especially overnight. "small" (15mg/dL) is borderline. It suggests something's going on that's odd, but probably isn't worth doing anything about other than keeping a closer eye on things.

If you see "moderate" (40mg/dL) or higher. CALL YOUR DOCTOR.

Note: the above assumes you are on a normal carbohydrate level diet. Folks intentionally eating very low amounts of carbohydrate will also be producing ketones.

If your breathing gets at all odd, like you can't catch your breath, call an ambulance.

This means diabetic ketoacidosis has started and you will need to get intravenous insulin or you will die. Don't mess around if this happens.

I hate to ruin this guy’s business, but: http://www.amazon.com/Ketostix-Reagent-Strips-100-Count-Box/dp/B0000532GH

Keto stix
http://www.amazon.com/Ketostix-Reagent-Strips-100-Count-Box/dp/B0000532GH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324567414&sr=8-1

(i get mine at Walgreens)

Here is the most reliable way to test if you are in ketosis
[Precision Blood Meter] (http://www.amazon.com/Precision-Blood-Glucose-Monitoring-System/dp/B000N64MZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396490135&sr=8-1&keywords=keto+blood+meter) with [Ketone Strips] (http://www.amazon.com/Precision-Xtra-Blood-Glucose-Strips/dp/B0017JKD6Y/ref=pd_sim_hpc_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=06FTTN98EGG19RJ56C5W)

or [Nova Max Blood Meter] (http://www.amazon.com/Nova-Blood-Glucose-Monitoring-System/dp/B0050Z48IU/ref=sr_1_3?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1396490457&sr=1-3&keywords=blood+ketone+meter) with [Ketone strips] (http://www.amazon.com/Nova-Max-Plus-Ketone-Strips/dp/B006TIEUS0/ref=pd_bxgy_hpc_text_y)

[Urine Ketone Strips] (http://www.amazon.com/Phinex-Parameter-Urinalysis-Reagent-Strips/dp/B0099WTWTA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396490708&sr=8-1&keywords=ketone+strips) only measure the excess ketone bodies exerted but tell you nothing about levels of ketones in your bloodstream.

Meters are expensive but if you plan on being very strict, meters should be your weapon of choice.

If you are going to be less strict with keto, then stick with the urine strips.

The only situation that you need to worry about ketones being too high is if: you are a diabetic and have blood sugar over 240 mg/dl and high ketones triggering diabetic ketoacidosis.

My advice to you is not to worry so much about calories or ketone levels right now. Just get a feel for macros (fat%; protien %; carb %) and adjust to get your sweet spot.

If you get too crazy with numbers, you are probably stressing yourself out and increasing your cortisol levels.

In my opinion, most people experience little to no fat loss due to stress and high cortisol levels.

Hope this helps and .......
Keep smiling

UTI test strips: http://www.amazon.com/Areta-Parameter-Urinalysis-Reagent-Strips/dp/B00D5UZMDC/

bulk pregnancy test strips: http://www.amazon.com/ClinicalGuard-Pregnancy-Test-Strips-25-count/dp/B007VT30C8/ They have other amounts available as well. $10 for 2 years worth seems like a small price for peace of mind.

https://www.amazon.com/Genultimate-Glucose-Touch-Lancets-Care/dp/B01NAJ9KPS/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?keywords=test+strips+one+touch+ultra&qid=1563625116&s=gateway&sprefix=test+strips+one+&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1

You sound like you're in america. Do you have a Walmart or drug store nearby so that you can grab one of these just to have on hand? $9 is cheaper than an ER visit, but at this point it sounds like you need to go in.

Medical debt is just that, medical debt. If you're already in it, some more isn't going to make it worse. They're not going to send you away because you owe them money. They're going to treat you and add another bill to the mix, but all it is, is a bill. Go get help before you do something to yourself that will cost you even more.

cheaper on amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAJ9KPS/

Also note that with the base stalk removed and the cameras mounted on little CCTV mounts, they are so light you can get away with using those 3M Command strips to affix the mounts to the walls. No drilling required.

I use these and these

I have struggled a lot with this. It got to the point where I thought I could definitely tell the difference between a UTI and a flare, but I would go to the doc for a urinalysis just to be told that there was no sign of infection.

This product saved me many a time. Super cheap and way cheaper than what I thought was the only similar product on the market.

Well, for your Ketosticks this is a great deal.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000537YG/ref=oh_o05_s00_i00_details

I had a friend once who was really into keto. He lost a TON of weight on the diet and he was obsessed with whether or not he was in ketosis. He even went as far as to buy keto strips to measure whether or not his body was in ketosis.

According to him and from what I remember lurking /r/keto years back, it takes 3 days of eating under 20g of carbs a day to enter ketosis. Again, I would definitely recommend asking /u/awesomejohnson as I am definitely no expert when it comes to keto.

Oh and by the way, I'm a guy :)

This sounds like a healthy diet, whether or not it is a ketogenic diet. And it seems to be working for you, which is great news.

It might be ketogenic. Even a pound of snap peas is only about 20 grams of carb. So it really depends on what you mean by "a LOT". If you are curious, you might try getting a food scale and using a macro-counting app like MyFitnessPal. Alternately, you could keep eating the way you are, and not worry about it as long as it seems to be working for you.

Here is some controversial advice, but for people just starting out, KetoStix can sometimes help you figure out whether you've gone into ketosis. Many people here will tell you they don't work, especially after you've been on a very low-carb diet for a while, but back when I was first getting started, it was reassuring to have an indicator that I'm on the right track.

All the sticks will tell you is, "At some point in the recent past, your body created some ketones and they overflowed into your urine." They can't say if you still have ketones in your blood. And they can't spot if you have ketones in your blood but none are overflowing into your urine. But if you darken the strips a few times, it's a good sign that you are on the right track even without buying a scale, and then you can stop using them just like everyone advises.

A ketosis stick, the picture is his urine soaking into a test strip paper. It shows that he is in ketosis.

This stuff

When I started, it was based on feel. I felt noticeably more energized and kinda tingly at first. Now, I use ketone strips to track progress, whenever I pee. xD The side of the bottle has the scale for the test.

Haha! I was confused there for a sec. Thought you meant Ketostix, the thing you piss on.

np!

This one gets pretty good reviews:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JIK6CIW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dont forget you need ketone strips as well which are sold separately:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010MPEOOK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also bought a less invasive lancer to take blood:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013PT257I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1

Here are the Azo ones: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00854L57U/ref=pd_aw_vtph_121_bs_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8WAE3AK20KNKQZST925Z

But you can use any dipstick that shows leukocytes and nitrites.

I recommend saving a bunch of money and using Nurse Hatty's brand keto strips. They're a lot cheaper than the Bayer or Walgreen's brand: Nurse Hatty Keto Strips on Amazon

Amazon usually has strips for cheap.

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https://www.amazon.com/Accu-Chek-Guide-Test-Strips-100/dp/B079432PN5/ref=sr_1_4

I've recently canvassed the available strips and the absolute cheapest are these guys from GenUltimate, 13c/strip if you have amazon prime or buy in a little larger quantity and get free shipping. They're for use with the One Touch Ultra or Ultra mini, which are like $20.

Next up is the Walmart Relion Prime. The meter's only like $9 but strips are 19c each so you end up saving a bunch buying the GenUltimate strips for the One Touch Ultra.

Everything else is more $$.

Here is a great resource for keto. Click the menu at the top right, and you’ll learn all about it, plus you’ll come across some great recipes.

Buy some ketone test strips to test and make sure you’re in keto, and walla.

Wish you well on this journey too.

I second Amazon, BP medical supply sells it, $100 for ~$8 USD.

Get it here.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XD2QHJH/ref=zg_bs_3762021_22?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=J0K0EVFQDF8NJRT73SQS

It appears they have slightly gone up in price which is very disappointing. I first bought these for less than $13 for 100 so this is the second increase i price in a short period.

Yeah, pretty much same thing. I don't use it, but if you really want to be sure, [there are strips to measure your ketone levels. Pretty cheap. I found these on amazons, but I'm pretty sure others work too] (https://www.amazon.com/Smackfat-Ketone-Strips-Measurement-Adaptation/dp/B00SODYZQK)

Even though it's unsubstantiated, I'm pretty sure there's no switch for ketosis. It'll gradually increase the longer your fast is, and it'll be easier with LCHF. The more you do IF, the more your body will get used to training in the fasted state and using fat as energy, so hopefully, you won't feel lightheaded later on. Give it a week or two.

Yes there are at home tests... here's one on amazon

Order them online? Amazon has the same ones i bought for 15.

These are even cheaper.

http://www.amazon.com/URS-Urinalysis-Strips-Ketone-100/dp/B0000537YG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1321028685&sr=8-4

or the kinds that everyone is famaliar with.
http://www.amazon.com/KETOSTIX-STRIPS-2880-50-EACH/dp/B0019SNZEA/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hpc_1

I am getting back to low carb/keto and could use these to help me see that my efforts are not in vain. They'd give me motivation to keep going and not cheat :)

The meters are cheap (like razor/blades business model), but the strips. Ouch.

$60, Precision Xtra Blood Ketone Test Strips - 10 ea
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EL30TM/

$28, Nova Max Plus Ketone Test Strips - 10 Ct
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006TIEUS0/

You would want a meter that says "Tests for Both Blood Glucose and Blood Ketones"

I have this one.

https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Ketone-Meter-Monitoring-System/dp/B0778RHL8C/

The lancer sucked and I got a newer one at CVS. I bought replacement strips from Walmart. So. freaking. expensive.

I found it useful to start correlating how I felt with ketone levels, and also when I had some dawn phenomena (I now fast more like 16+ hours before labs).

In diabetics a high concentration of ketones usually means that they are not creating/injecting enough insulin and they need to see a doctor. Your liver breaks fat into ketones which smell sweet and make your urine and breath smell funny. If you are eating a typical diet and you are producing enough ketones to effect your breath then there is likely something wrong with your liver or your blood sugar.

keto-diasticks should work, but since you dont need the glucose monitoring I would go with ketostix

I'm not sure either. But I think it might be worth it for you to buy some pee strips so you know for sure!

100 strips for $11: pee here

I don't eat much more meat than I used to, but I do eat a lot more fats, and cleaner sources of carbohydrate. Get yourself some ketostix (other brands and retailers are available) they'll be able to tell you more definitively whether or not you're in ketosis. But, yeah, fatigue can sometimes be an indication that your body has entered ketosis.

The easiest way to tell if you're in ketosis is to use ketostix.

Also, some nuts have more net carbs than others (cashews have much more than walnuts, for example) so you might want to watch those.

Lastly, you should really track you food (at least in the beginning) it really helps to get a better picture what you're actually eating.

I am using these ones: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Fitter-Fabulous-Ketogenic-Accurately/dp/B01J9LOP4M/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1504475257&sr=8-2&keywords=keto+test+strips

No. It takes several days of very low carb to get into ketosis. You can prove it to yourself by pissing on ketostix.

I'd suggest you use these instead of plain keytone strips because they test for glucose and keytones. It's not good to test high for both glucose and keytones at the same time. However, keytones by themselves are harmless and just an indication that your body is burning fat as fuel. Gaterade is much like having a regular coke - not good. While it's possible to drink too much water, if you're just satisfying your thirst and your BG is reasonably normal, it's pretty unusual.

Partly because I've learned how to feel when I'm in it or not, but mostly because I checked later that day with Ketostix. Definitely get some if you haven't already.

I'd strongly recommend that you log your weight every day and also buy and useketostix. This, added to the [weight chart] (https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/HackDiet) will provide you with excellent feedback about what's going on with your body. When you do binge on carbs, you'll see the graph and the sticks tell you if you are in ketosis or out of it.

For a seven day fast it sounds like you should have it planned just about right. One week pre fasting, weening yourself of processed complex foods to low volumes of unprocessed foods for a week, the fast for a week, and the recovery for a week slowly bringing your body back to a normal routine. Since you have already done a one week fast you know what to expect form your body, probably more so than anyone else. I would recommend some ketostix to keep tabs on what your body is doing. Also, the mental side of fasting is super important... be mentally prepared for a difficult endeavor and be prepared to be emotional during the fast.

I think OP is talking about Ketostix, which are like litmus paper that detects excess ketones leaving the body in your urine. They turn from beige to pink/purple depending on what concentration they detect.

You're probably just managing your electrolytes better than I am, don't worry about it! (: If you want to, you can get ketone strips to check.

For some reason, this subreddit really likes to downvote stuff pertaining to actually testing if you're in nutritional ketosis. I, myself, find it helpful to ensure I'm not getting carb creep from surprising areas.

I bought this meter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JIK6CIW/

And these strips: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B010MPEOOK/

I'm located in Philadelphia to be exact

It was $15.89 to be exact...here's the link.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006TIEUS0/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Like I said, this varies by individual and so everyone can and should test themselves. Keto-sticks are sufficiently accurate and very inexpensive (e.g., https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B016Z5XZP0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 )

Here is what I went with. 100 for $7.78, versus about $23 for the name brand "Ketostix."

You could just test it yourself if you're really desperate. This looks similar to the strips we use at the doctor's office. http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B00D5UZMDC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1453622996&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=urine+test+strips+blood&dpPl=1&dpID=41In6Am8x4L&ref=plSrch Of course, if it does show blood, then you'd probably have to see a doctor anyway.

Update: I'm actually really enjoying the taste of Ketosoy right now. I ended up with an immersion blender, 9 drops of sucralose and a teaspoon (3g) of matcha green tea.

Question: Is it fine to split it into 6 meals instead of 3? I tend to feel really hungry at night before bed.

Also, are the measurements accurate? The mix says 4 scoops of powder (which end up weighing anywhere from 16g to 22g each because i don't measure them perfectly, but it ends up averaging 70g which is what it says the serving should be. However with the oil, i weighed a cup filled to the top and it came to 32g of oil instead of the 37g listed on the serving guide.

Also i used a keto testing pee stick

I've been testing it everyday since i started Keto and today's the first time it showed ketos, however it's in the 160 mg/dl purple zone, is that normal?

my protein's gone up, my PH used to test around 5.0 but now it's 6.0, and my keto is in the purple zone.

Edit: I've also lost 2lbs, though that might just be water weight, progress is nice :)

Apparently "Care Touch" makes a meter who's strips are about $0.16/each on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Care-Touch-Glucose-Strips-Monitor/dp/B0794DFH6F/

Will have to try these once I exhaust my supply of Contour Next strips.

I got 150 test strips for like $7... Maybe "jump start" was a poor term. BHB acts as natural ketones till your body produces them. If your life requires you to be on top of your game and cannot afford down time BHB while not free will help you avoid the drain in that 48 hour period. Imagine being new to ketosis and constantly falling out of ketosis, a short two day period multiplied every time a mistake is made or you slip up.

Checking your ketones while not using BHB will help make sure your diet is in check and help you find out what works and what doesn't. Personal experiences vary, you do better without it while others may find it useful. Obsessing over anything is bad. Finding what works for you is what is important.

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I use these strips from amazon. I recently saw some at Sprouts for about the same price.

http://www.amazon.com/URS-Urinalysis-Strips-For-Ketone/dp/B0000537YG/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1332365833&sr=1-1

Ketostix: http://www.amazon.com/Ketostix-Reagent-Strips-100-Count-Box/dp/B0000532GH

Gen Ultimate Strips

You might need a new meter, but that's also fairly cheap:

One Touch Ultra 2

Ketostix. They look like this. You can probably buy them at your local pharmacy for much cheaper.

I use those 3M Velcro things. More than strong enough for movie posters at least.

https://i.imgur.com/j9TeWke.jpg

These things : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Command-Medium-Picture-Hanging-Strips/dp/B00OI6F67O/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1521979783&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=3m+picture+hanging+strips&psc=1

Hi! There are $10/350 cheap urine strips you can purchase, or more expensive $200+ breath analyzers!

Cheapest I have found come off of Amazon, there are quite a few options (like this). Maybe you can find a Canadian seller so the shipping charges won't be so bad. Also when you get some you can easily double the number of strips you have by cutting them in half length-wise with a pair of scissors. There is still more then enough of the test patch to get a clean reading. That being said I agree with others here that you should not depend on these long term as the results can be misleading.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SODYZQK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So calories in have to be < than calories burned in order for you to lose weight, but with the Keto diet many find that they have to make sure that they're in ketosis to get any benefit. When I did my last keto cycle (I lost 55 pounds with keto + moderate exercise) I found that for me, if I ate things that had even sugar alcohols in them it would push me out of ketosis. Buy the strips, they're cheap, fast and they definitely help you figure out how your body reacts. Again, this isn't a foolproof method, it's just a way to get more information from your body as to how it's reacting to the diet.

Buy these

https://www.amazon.com/Smackfat-Ketone-Strips-Measurement-Adaptation/dp/B00SODYZQK - to check if you are in ketosis. Relatively accurate in my experience

You can also buy exogenous ketones; to help get into keto or help keep you IN keto (I dont really believe in them because I don't seem to have a problem going into keto)

About your dieting plan. You aren't losing real weight; lets say you lost 10 pounds in 6 days; you probably lost 2.5 pounds max of real body weight; in a couple days; assuming you eat normally, you should gain back 6 to 8 pounds. If you want to be in ketosis; why not do a low carb intermittant fasting plan. Fasting for 6 days for weightloss, isn't the smartest thing. That 2.5 pounds of weight loss was probably alot of muscle. If you have the mental fortitude to go 6 days fasting; you absolutely have the requisite mental strength to follow a healthier mostly fat loss weightloss plan.

They sell pee sticks (here's one example) that, depending on the color on it, indicates if you're in ketosis or not, and at which level you are.

You could try 1 stick a day after your "cheat" days to see how many days it takes your body to go back to ketosis THEN make a decision based on the results?

IMO you'd have better data to base your decision on. Ex: if you get back in ketosis 4 days after your "cheats" VS it takes 7 days.

I definitely recommend these Keto Strips.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SODYZQK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

As long as the color matches any color on the spectrum your body is in Ketosis.

I don't really log my food so I don't know my macros, but I do count my daily carb intake and I make sure that stays under 15. In most cases I only eat about 8 carb a day max. I don't log my carbs, but I do a general calculation of the calories I intake by looking at the nutritional info and doing mathematics in my head. I only mostly just eat protein and fat.

I use this for determining whether I'm in keto or not.

https://www.amazon.com/Smackfat-Ketone-Strips-Measurement-Adaptation/dp/B00SODYZQK/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1540764531&sr=8-1&keywords=keto+sticks

They claim this is accurate and the reviews seem alright. So I thought it's somewhat accurate.

How is it meaningless ? https://www.amazon.ca/Smackfat-Ketone-Strips-Measurement-Adaptation/dp/B00SODYZQK

This isn't true. The blood meters test for Beta Hydroxbutyrate. Zoom in on the picture of the strips and notice it says B-Ketones? Guess what that means? https://www.amazon.com/Precision-Xtra-Blood-Ketone-Strips/dp/B010MPEOOK

It's a diet where you have to pee on a stick. https://www.amazon.com/Smackfat-Ketone-Strips-Measurement-Adaptation/dp/B00SODYZQK/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1484978228&sr=8-1&keywords=keto+test

You have to give your body time to get into Ketois.

You should purchase Ketois Strips to tell if your body is actually in Ketois. It's an excellent way to keep yourself in check.

I want to say, when I started, my body fell into Ketois in about four days, but my boyfriend took about 2.5 weeks.

Honestly, if actual ketosis is your goal, just measure. Urine ketone strips are dirt cheap.