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.

After the first few days, if all ketone checks have been negative, daily testing of ketones is not needed. People who have been recently diagnosed with diabetes usually need to check ketones twice daily (or more often if they are positive).As with all laboratory tests, definitive diagnostic or therapeutic decisions should not be based on any single result or method.

Ketones (Acetone): The chemicals that appear when not enough insulin is present and fat is broken down. The Ketostix are cheaper than the Ketodiastix and it is not necessary to do the urine sugar, as a blood sugar is more accurate. We prefer that the urine be collected in a cup and that the strip then be timed and read by two people. The second goal is to lower blood sugar levels (done primarily by turning off internal sugar production in the liver).Early detection of ketones and the treatment with extra rapid-acting insulin (Humalog/NovoLog/Apidra) can help prevent hospitalizations for ketoacidosis. The NICE British National Formulary (BNF) site is only available to users in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). When to test for ketones Ketones must always be checked if the blood sugar is high (above 240 mg/dl [13.

Hospitalizations for ketoacidosis are still listed as the number one reason for hospitalizing children in the U. The strips provide a fast, convenient way of testing urine for the presence and concentration of acetoacetic acid (ketone). 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. Ascensia Diabetes Care UK Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, with company number 09745524. This gets around the problem of having to throw any unused Ketostix away once the bottle has been open for six months.Acetoacetic acid can be found in the urine from diabetics and is more commonly referred to as a “ketone body. They’re excellent to have on hand for a quick check, and can be good for children – saving on a finger-prick. Similar to Ascencia Diabetes Care’s Diastix , Ketostix changes colour depending on the level of ketones found in your urine.