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Blood Ketone Questions
Excuse me for my ignorance because I am new at Ketone testing. I just got my Nova Max Plus today. I tesed and it just says LO. When i look that up in the book it states that your blood ketone reading is lower that 0.1 mmol/L, No Action Required. I am not exactly sure what the levels are to be officialy in NK. I have only just started about a week ago, so I knew I would be there yet and was mostly playing. Is there a Blood Ketosis Chart anywhere?
Thanks in Advance for your help!!! Jennifer 210/112/120 147/140/120 This Time Around |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 43
Gallery: LarlaB
Stats: 5' 11" ~ 168/141/148
WOE: LCHF & Training for a Marathon
Start Date: August 13, 2012
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I have a Nova Max as well.
You'll be there soon! I bumped out of ketosis last weekend for 2-3 days, and it took me some time to get back in. My readings started at LO and gradually rose .2, .4, .9, back up to 1.6. |
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No I haven't, I see in the book that you need Nova Max B-ketone control solution. I can't seem to find a place to get that from. Do you know of a place that sells it?
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WOE: General LC then NK
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Is it a real calibration solution? -- seems like you would need several control solutions for that. Or, at least 2. It sounds like a sanity test solution -- as long as your meter reads approximate x mM, you are good. -- Phillip |
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yeah, LO means no ketosis at this time
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: USA
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WOE: General LC then NK
Start Date: Feb 2012
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Hmm, the Nova Max is famous for being inaccurate in this blood sugar measurements. I wonder if you just need to calibrate it to keep it accurate? -- Phillip |
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When I got the Novamax, it came with both a ketone and a glucose control solution. I was rather annoyed about having the waste a strip to calibrate the dumb thing. That's one reason I switched meters....the Precision Xtra strips come with an extra control strip in each box.
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: USA
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WOE: General LC then NK
Start Date: Feb 2012
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The other irritating think the Novamax does is sometimes you put a ketone strip in and it mistakenly shows that it is a glucose strip. If you don't notice, it just errors out after you use it! -- Phillip |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 43
Gallery: LarlaB
Stats: 5' 11" ~ 168/141/148
WOE: LCHF & Training for a Marathon
Start Date: August 13, 2012
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