Jan,Jan18 wrote:
But if you see this before I respond to your last post, do you suggest your meter as the best one? What about the one Bredesen mentions in his book? I know I can get that on Amazon.
Assuming you are in the US, we use the Keto-Mojo meter as it has the lowest cost ketone strips. https://keto-mojo.com/ . They are $0.99 for ketone and $0.29 for glucose. I'd say it and the Precision Xtra are about the same in terms of ketone accuracy, but you have to work hard to get Precision Xtra strips for $1.29/strip - I used to order them from Australia, where Abbott markets them under a different name. Just like drugs, they market them for a lot less elsewhere in the world. The Keto Mojo guy has worked very hard to create a quality product that is accurate and a reasonable cost. I met him at a conference last August.
So this was not the symbol: β-hydroxybutyrate ?
At 1200 cal/day - you could be calorie restricted enough to be making quite a few ketones. Also "70/20/10 percentages of macros" is a ketogenic macro set. I wouldn't worry to much right now. Keep on keeping on and I'm guessing your A1C will also drop. If you get a meter
"Free Fatty Acid 0.86"
This is indicative that you are in ketosis (given your diet). Dr. Gundry wants us there and gives me grief when my level is lower (which is where standard of care wants you to be). I'm guessing your hydroxybuterate is β-hydroxybutyrate and you are in ketosis. If you get a meter, you can check, but again I wouldn't stress about it. BTW, Theresa's numbers for this metric are in this ballpark...
Keep on doing what you are doing and see how you feel.
If you PM me your email address, I'll send you some ideas that might be useful for your pain, if not previously explored.