Ketostix too dark: is there such a thing?

[Twilight]

I was reading the information that came with the Ketostix I bought the other day. It seemed to imply that some levels of Ketone are too elevated and potentially dangerous. I just wanted to know if I got the wrong impression, or can you be dieting too hard. Maybe it only applies to ketone levels when you're not dieting. I saw that there were other purposes for the stix like measuring levels of stress.

I'm only concerned because mine turned sorta of pinkish-purple, and it was way up there on the color guide scale.

So how about it? Is there such a thing as too dark?

[2big4mysize]

they are referring to a conditon called ketoacidosis that diabetics can get into.

With your Atkihns eating exercising and water drinking you shouldn't need to worry about that. That is also why when folkk post about being dark purple most experienced ADBBers will tell them they are dehydrated.

Oh and save your money cause unless you add new to your foods or drastically increase your carbs you should have the physical symptoms of ketosis the breath the smell the thirst, the incheslost , the pounds shed, ect., so you know you are in ketosis

[Twilight]

Thanks, that's good to know.
I already bought them and opened them and everything, so I can't return them. But thanks for telling me about the other symptoms. I just saw them mentioned somewhere else on here and thought they might be a useful thing to have. Them being the stix, I mean.

[2big4mysize]

don't get frustrated if your stix don't show the same color each time you use them either as it is like being preggo you are in ketosis or you aren't

save your stixs for OWL as you climb the carb ladder and add more carbs to your plan you might need then to know when you reached your CCLL.

happy low carbing

[kkat55]

Originally Posted by 2big4mysize

Oh and save your money cause unless you add new to your foods or drastically increase your carbs you should have the physical symptoms of ketosis the breath the smell the thirst, the incheslost , the pounds shed, ect., so you know you are in ketosis

2big, when you say "breath" do you mean your breath tastes sweet? I've noticed that a lot lately and was curious about it.

[Twilight]

I was actually about to ask the same question. My breath tastes really sweet, too. I thought maybe ketosis breath was really bad smelling, but it's sweet. It's very pleasant.

[kkat55]

I've always thought it must be bad breath too, but I was just telling my husband that it tastes sweet sometimes and I was wondering if that was Ketosis breath.

Maybe we'll find out soon because I thought it must be rank the way some people have posted.

[2big4mysize]

yep that is what ketone breath is. too many folk are off gasing volital oils like garlic and think that bad breath is ketosis. Dr Atkins discribed it like ripe apples.

[kacey1]

I'm sure this has been answered somewhere - but what if the sticks NEVER turn a color? I've bought a new box so I know they are good. But the old box and the new one never budge! Even on 15 carbs a day.

I take LOTS of supplements and drink 5 liters of water a day - could that be the reason?

I don't really notice any of the other ketosis symptoms either. I'm not fussed about it - but would like to know if it is possible that I'm never in ketosis? Or that the sticks just don't work for me?

Thanks!
Kacey

[2big4mysize]

stix lesson 101
1)ketones come in 3 types stix measure only the type that is burned by body tissues for fuel so if you are burning off your measurable ketones you will never get color.

2)stix measure ketone concentration
you drink 100 ounces of water your pee will be less concnetrated then somebody who only drinks 10 ounces of water so if you both have say 500 ketones 10 ounce person's concentration is 50 and yours is 5 big color difference on stix but same amount of ketones.

As I said put your stix away and save them for when you are in OWl and trying to findout if you are out of ketosis or hit your CCLL or got a food your body can't handle. then you might need them.