In Dr Atkins book he recommends purchasing and using lipolysis testing strips to determine wether or not you are in ketosis. I sent my husband to the pharmacy to purchase some but gave him the wrong information. What he came home with was Reagent Strips (Glucose testing) strips...name brand Diastix.

My questions are:
Will these strips do the same thing?

If they wont, will they atleast give me some other information that I can use?

Are they just useless and I should toss them?

What is the name of the strips that I need to purchase?

Thanks again for your help

Hi Tina, the ones Atkins talks about are Ketostix

The Diastix aren't useful to you unless you're diabetic or need to test your glucose level.

Wa'il

Well I'm not a diabetic and I'm not sure why I would need to test my glucose level (unless I get really bored later LOL) so I'll toss these strips and pick of the Ketostix's in the morning.

We live and we learn, huh?

Thanks for the info Wa'il, you've been a lot of help lately!

OK I went to the store and I'll be darned if I didn't forget the name of those strips again!! LOL However, I wasn't about to leave with out them so I explained to the pharmasist what I needed and they found them for me.

I ran home and did the test only to be disappointed that it showes I am only in "moderate" (40mg) Ketosis. But I did eats those Altoids today and they are pure sugar so perhaps that was my downfall.

I am wondering...

Does it matter what time I day I do the test (first thing in the morning, before I go to bed)??

Does it matter if I take the test right after I eat (should I do it on an empty stomache? Right after lunch or dinner)??

Thanks for any info you can give me!

Tina

Click here for a detailed post about Ketones, and using the ketone strips. In fact, the whole thread is great ... it's long though.

You're in ketosis, don't worry about "how much" the sticks show. Congratulations!!

Doreen

Thanks Doreen, I did read the whole thread and it answered a lot of my questions. Wish I would have found it before I asked the question so as not to bother ya'll again....but thanks for pointing me in the right direction and most of all thanks for the encouragement and congradulations. I almost had a slice of French toast this morning with the girls and then I thought "now what would Doreen and them think if they saw you eat that?" so I opted for some bacon and eggs instead and I must say I enjoyed it more hahaha

Thanks for comming to my rescue again!

I don't know about anyone else, but I probably would have chuckled, asked "Did it at least TASTE good???" ... and then lend a shoulder when the headaches and the carb-blahs made you feel so horrid later on.

One day last fall, I just knew I was going to commit a crime if I did not have an apple-cinnamon glazed donut IMMEDIATELY. Hadn't had a sweet or a cheat in months. That thing smelled sooo-o-o-o-ooo good, but I took a bite, and I remember my mouth being filled with this overwhelming SWEET .... no other taste, just sweet, and well, grease actually. The cinnamon and apple was just aroma only, tantalizing the NOSE. I couldn't finish the donut, it made me feel sick. And cured my craving for that particular vice...

Doreen