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> and if so how?

I use ketosis strips (Ketostix). You pee on them, and they tell you. Totally worth the 5$ they cost.

I'm happy in full ketosis, or no ketosis at all, but the "half-way" ketosis state is just pure torture.

The strips let me know how good I'm doing, so if things deviate a bit, e.g. because one day I ate ""too many carbs"", I notice quickly, and auto-correct.

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Been my experience that these vary widely depending on hydration levels. Also I’ve heard/read, and I’m not sure how accurate this is, you can think of ketones in urine as ‘overflow’ and thus aren’t always an accurate portrayal of how much your body is producing.

On top of that, your body gets more efficient at using ketones as an energy source over time so your urine ‘overflow’ can spike at various points just because your body consumes less ketones for it’s energy needs. All of that is latent knowledge from random reading over the last 4 or so years, so grain of salt and all that.

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How easy is the blood testing?

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