The different ketones that your body produces can be measured in your blood, in your urine and your breath. The most precise and accurate method or gold standard to determine if you are in ketosis and at what level, is a blood ketone monitor, such as your Go-Keto meter.
Measuring ketones: what are your options
There are three main ways of measuring ketones. The ketone blood test with a ketone meter is by far your most reliable option. Let us tell you why.
Urine testing | Blood testing | Breath testing | |
What is measured? | Acetoacetate (AcAc) | Ketones = beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) | Acetone |
measures unused ketones that are spilling over into your urine. | BHB is the most important ketone; can only be measured in the blood. | ketones that show up on your breath. | |
How to use? | “pee” over strip | Fingerprick droplet on teststrip | Breathe, but results may be inaccurate, without a warning from the analyzer. |
Who is it for? | beginners | All ketonians | beginners |
Accuracy | Low | High | variable |
when you are longer in ketosis, the ketone levels in your urine drop, making the urine testing less useful. | the most accurate and reliable | when you are longer in ketosis, the acetone levels in your breath reduce, making breath analyser less useful. | |
Ketones | yes | yes | yes |
Glucose | some brands | yes | no |
BEST CHOICE | |||
Choosing the right keto blood meter
When you choose your Go-Keto Meter, just keep the following points in mind. To begin with, to measure, you need:You can easily select the glucose measuring unit as you order your Go-Keto meter. If you don’t care which glucose unit you get, please select the mmol/l option.
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Country | Glucose Measuring Unit |
Austria | mg/dL |
Belgium | mg/dL |
Croatia | mmol/L |
Czech Republic | mmol/L |
Denmark | mmol/L |
Estonia | mmol/L |
Finland | mmol/L |
France | mg/dL |
Germany | mg/dL |
Greece | mg/dL |
Hungary | mmol/L |
Ireland | mmol/L |
Italy | mg/dL |
Lithuania | mmol/L |
Luxembourg | mg/dL |
Malta | mmol/L |
Netherlands | mmol/L |
Poland | mg/dL |
Portugal | mg/dL |
Slovakia | mmol/L |
Slovenia | mmol/L |
Spain | mg/dL |
Sweden | mmol/L |
United Kingdom | mmol/L |