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Ascensia Bayer Ketostix Diagnostic Urine Test Strip

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The strips provide a fast, convenient way of testing urine for the presence and concentration of acetoacetic acid (ketone). This substance when found in the urine provides information on carbohydrate and fat metabolism. Ascensia Diabetes Care UK Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, with company number 09745524. Ketoacidosis (Acidosis): What happens in the body when not enough insulin is available. Blood sugar is usually high at this time. Moderate or large ketones are present in the urine as well as in the body. Find support, ask questions and share your experiences with 350,000+ members of the diabetes community Completely cover the colored square on the end of the strip by dipping into FRESH urine. Then immediately remove the strip from the urine. We prefer that the urine be collected in a cup and that the strip then be timed and read by two people. This prevents errors due to color blindness or psychologic factors. A supply of small paper cups might be kept in the bathroom medicine cabinet for this purpose.

Similar to Ascencia Diabetes Care’s Diastix , Ketostix changes colour depending on the level of ketones found in your urine. Colours range from a beige to deep purple to display level of ketones in your urine. Good for children Acetoacetic acid can be found in the urine from diabetics and is more commonly referred to as a “ketone body.” Use of Ketostix Reagent Strips can alert you and your doctor or diabetes educator to changes in your condition for which adjustments in your diet and/or medication may be needed. Carefully follow the testing schedule your doctor or educator establishes. Ketostix: Strips for measuring urine ketones (acetone). They are also available as Ketodiastix (for urine ketones and sugar). Immediately record the result of the ketone test as negative, small (15), moderate (40), large (80) or large-large (160) in the notebook so that it is not forgotten.

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KETOSTIX Reagent Strips are for in vitro diagnostic use. They have been determined to be nonhazardous under the guidelines issued by OSHA in 29CFR 1910.1200(d).As with all laboratory tests, definitive diagnostic or therapeutic decisions should not be based on any single result or method. KETOSTIX results should never be used as the sole basis for adjusting insulin dosage. Ketostix is a product that is used for ketone detection. It detects ketones from your urine and is an alternative to testing your blood.Ketone testing is VERY important. A method of testing for ketones must be kept in the home (and taken on trips) at all times. Doctors teach families how to do the urine ketone teston the first day of diagnosis of diabetes. Frequent urine ketone tests are important in the first few days after diagnosis to determine if enough insulin is being given to turn off ketone production. Turning off ketone production is the first goal in the treatment of newly diagnosed diabetes managed in the outpatient setting. This usually takes one or two days after starting insulin. The second goal is to lower blood sugar levels (done primarily by turning off internal sugar production in the liver). This usually takes one or two weeks after starting insulin. Giving insulin helps to accomplish both goals. Do not use product (opened or unopened) after expiration date. Use of strips beyond the expiration date may yield low results.

Use Ketostix urine reagent test strips to monitorketones to ensure that the body is not using too much fat for energy. When you feel the signs of high blood sugar (over 13.3 mmol/L) or when your blood sugar is over the range your doctor had set for you (if you monitor your blood glucose) Ketones are chemicals which appear in the urine and blood when body fat is used for energy. Ketones are a side product of fat breakdown Body fat is used for energy…Reagents: 7.1% w/w Sodium Nitroprusside; 92.9% w/w Buffer Intended for use in the U.S.A. Reagent made in U.S.A. Questions? Toll Free 1-800-347-8100 Indications Ketones (Acetone): The chemicals that appear when not enough insulin is present and fat is broken down. Acetest tablets, Ketostix or Chemstrip K measure urine ketones. The Precision Xtra measures blood beta ketones. mmol/L: Method of measuring the amount of a material (sugar or ketones) in the blood. This method is usually used in Europe. NHS approved education and behaviour change app for people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, obesity. Proven in 7 studies. Price: Free

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