ketosos
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larel
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Joined: 07 Apr 2008
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Setting: seattle washington
Sat Jun 21, 2008 4: 00 am    Post subject: ketosos
well this question has been asked a million times all ready i suppose. but here it goes anyways... what time of the day do you use your test strips, and do you still use them when your not in the induction phase? i would look it up in the book but im ay work... thanks everybody!!!
larel
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Sat Jun 21, 2008 4: 20 am    Post subject:
oops i miss spelled ketosis!!!
Tril
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Longitude: ( very ) Northeastern USA
Sat Jun 21, 2008 1: 56 pm    Post subject:
You can use them any time of day. You ' ll get a lighter reading when you ' re hydrated ( purple is an indication of dehydration, btw ). It doesn ' t matter when you test... so long as there ' s a color change you have ketones in your urine. Lighter readings can be an indication that you ' re properly hydrated and / or BURNING the ketones up for fuel ( what we WANT ) before they can reach your urine. So a light color can be a GOOD thing, not a bad thing. Any ketones ( by - product of fat metabolization ) not used for fuel will " spill over " into your urine.
Read this from the FAQ forum: http: / / lowcarbsite. com / forum / viewtopic. php? t=1601
This is a " must read " as far as I ' m concerned, if you ' re using those strips.
Tril
larel
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Location: seattle washington
Sat Jun 21, 2008 2: 35 pm    Post subject:
thanks!!!