What do I get in this pack? You will get everything you need to start measuring your blood Ketones levels at home: Digital Meter (measuring in the UK standard mmol/L) with 2 x CR2032 batteries included 2 x Ketones Strips Lancing Pen 20 x Sterile Lancets Carry Case Instructions It also measures glucose and comes with 10 glucose strips, because the presence of ketones can be a sign a diabetes. What Is Ketosis? On a low-carb diet such as the Atkins Diet, you must aim for a state of ketosis. Ketosis occurs when your body stops burning carbohydrates for energy and switches to burning fat. You should go into this state during the first few days of the plan, as soon as you begin depriving your body of carbohydrates and supplying it with mainly fat and protein. During ketosis, your body produces ketones. How good is this meter? The meter is manufactured in Austria and exceeds the ISO: 15197:2003 requirements for accuracy. It comes in a sleek design with a large back-lit display and a host of other features including: - Wide measuring range (1.1-33.3mmol/L for Glucose; 0.1-8.0mmol/L for Ketones)- Wide Haematocrit range of 10-70% for Glucose & 20-60% for ketones - Large memory - stores up to 500 results for glucose and 100 for ketones - Automatically calculates your 1, 7, 14, 30, 60 and 90 day results averages for Glucose What unit of measurement are the results displayed in? This Monitor will display the results in mmol/L. This is the world standard for measuring blood glucose and is the one recognized in the UK.
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