Thread: Ketone sticks/strips?

Where do you buy ketone sticks/strips from on the net? i'm from UK so need a UK site not exspensive either lol

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You can buy them in Boots, they will be behind the counter so ask the pharmacist, they are about £5 - I hope this helps :-)

I got mine from sainsburys, again you have to go to the pharmacy and ask.

I got mine from Asda pharmacy for £5.

One tip if you cut them in half lengh ways, obviously you get double the amount and they last longer

Whoo hoo jelly tot
brill idea

I just bought some from boots they were £5.45

I have seen alot of people talk about them but i am not really sure what they are for are to do with them? sounds like a silly question lol

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Originally Posted by iwannabeayummymummy

I have seen alot of people talk about them but i am not really sure what they are for are to do with them? sounds like a silly question lol

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They are to test for ketosis and you wee on them

When fat is released from fatty (adipose) tissue it travels to the liver where it can be used to make more fat or be ‘burned’ producing energy. The energy production pathway produces ketones. Everyone has some ketones in their blood at all times, but usually at low levels. The levels rise when fasting or while on a low carbohydrate diet designed to induce ‘ketosis’. ‘Ketosis’ is a term applied to a state where the ketone blood levels are high enough to allow ketones to leave the body on the breath or in urine. Physiological ketosis is a normal protectic mechanism reflecting the way in which the body switches its metabolism to ‘burning fat’. The effect of high levels of ketones varies from person to person. Some people feel euphoric, others may not feel hungry.

Originally Posted by iwannabeayummymummy

I have seen alot of people talk about them but i am not really sure what they are for are to do with them? sounds like a silly question lol

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They are little sticks that test for excess ketones. For some people it will confirm that they are possibly in ketosis, but they aren't really to check for ketosis as such...just excess ketones...so not particularly accurate.

Thanks

Wow kd
very impressed with your 8 stone loss
well done you!

Ta muchly Maggie

All done without one positive reading pee'd stick

I hate those stix!

Originally Posted by KD

Ta muchly Maggie

All done without one positive reading pee'd stick

I hate those stix!

Shows how different we are, if I have a wobble whilst in keto I use one, see it pink (Im lucky I do show a colour) and it keeps me on the straight and narrow.

On the other side I know where you are coming from though, as some people never even show any colour which could have a negative effect I suppose.

Originally Posted by miss jelly tot

Shows how different we are, if I have a wobble whilst in keto I use one, see it pink (Im lucky I do show a colour) and it keeps me on the straight and narrow.

On the other side I know where you are coming from though, as some people never even show any colour which could have a negative effect I suppose.

True, and there's those who cheat knowing how to still get a pink on the stix and feel they are 'safe', then wonder why they are not losing weight. They think that as long as they are in ketosis (which the stix don't test for), then they're losing weight and that isn't necessarily the case.

I wonder if you should do it on the 1st pee of the day?
I.e when it's concentrated

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