No Ketones In Urine (But On A Ketogenic Diet!) - Here's why!

Finding no ketones In urine when testing with ketostix? Can you be in ketosis without ketones in urine? YES!
If you’ve been having problems with ketones not showing up in urine on a ketogenic diet or does it seem your keto strips are not working anymore
In this video I will show you how you can be in ketosis without ketones in your urine!
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[@DrDanMaggs]

Have you ever experienced this problem? Hit reply and let me know!

[@lisaswift8081]

Yes, I've had this problem and it did baffle me. 4weeks into keto I was getting negative or trace results on the sticks. So this video has been enlightening, as I have and still am, losing weight. Also I have more stable energy, but still find I have trouble sleeping. I think I'm doing all the right things, so time to put the sticks away. Thanks for this channel it's really helpful

[@riyamanugeorge]

I lost 12 kgs now.I started keto diet two months back now urine ketone is showing negative.

[@Marlene5018]

I started keto on December Second and I lost 5 pounds in two weeks. This is the first time that I lost to many pounds in short time. Before this it took me like five months to loose 5 pounds. In total I lost 10 pounds. I bought stripes to test ketosis but came negative. My cloth is getting loose and my body is turning nice.

[@Julia-en9xq]

Yes. Unless I am in the midst of a multi-day fast, the keto sticks show little or no ketones.. I have been doing Keto for going on 5 months, and have had a steady weight loss.. I miss that dark purple reading, but know that I am still on track..

[@sandeshsetru]

Dan I now understood my recent Gout flare up. I was wondering why I am suffering when I was doing the right thing. And it was the same 2 years ago. Pffff.... Got it now 👍🙂

[@mamawahl9623]

Yes! 3 weeks tracking all my food and carbs religiously and the past couple days, my urine stick is not detecting ketones, leading me to research and find this video! Thank you!

[@marccleary8592]

2 years later and now I am 😂

[@S-terNichols]

@@marccleary8592 lol 😄 yes...the same here on 4/8/24

[@ahmedkhidre4876]

Why no more ketones again?

[@timzstr]

​@@ahmedkhidre4876because you are fat adapted in the beginning it works because you are not fat adapted

[@HighHeelDiva]

I’ve been going crazy. Thank you for this video.

[@tammys8711]

WOW! My brother-in-law developed gout. He also went on a Keto diet and lost about 30 lbs. Not sure the MD that treated his gout thought to ask about this specific connection. Of course they address diet, exercise, but THIS, now this a a detail that is so useful for real!

[@BehrKub30]

Finally someone who explains it in way I can understand! Very informative and quite a relief. I really appreciated this video!

[@NewTascamUser123]

Thank you, I’m on a very low carb diet and my sticks come out clear. I’m glad to know that this is actually a good thing since I’ve been doing Keto for 5 months.

[@liv328]

Omgosh! Finally a video on just what I was looking for!!! I started keto 4 months ago and a couple of weeks ago when I went and had blood work my uric acid levels were really high, but I have no painful joints or swelling and my iron is a bit low. I finally know why and am not so stress out about it. Thank you!!!

[@nailsdeb]

Thank you . Been 2 day water fasting . Was so disappointed with the strips .

[@amandashepherdson2895]

Just come across you video, that's a great help, I started keto just over 3 weeks ago and I've just lost a stone, and have been frustrated thinking why am I now not in ketosis, so thanks for easing my mind 👍

[@chisomodimmegwa3479]

Thank youuu, i was getting pissed lol, i went from moderate to small and i wonder wat d hell happened lol

[@esme011]

Yes! Strips stopped working and have had some pain in feet. Wow so glad for this vid

[@michaelmaslaney8765]

Thank you for the video! I found that after two months the strips were not showing that I was in ketosis, this clears that up.

[@craigrik2699]

great, thanks for that. As a gout sufferer I have noticed gout flare ups while going into ketosis, I have the odd bing day during a month and notice the gout flare ups ... good idea about not going in and out of my carnivore diet, thanks again

[@Clare0116]

Thank you for explaining. Its miserable when you do keto and can't get a positive test. I wondered if it was due to my failed Hashi's thyro and diabetic hormones?

[@salonsavy6476]

Yes !,, I felt like I was in ketosis but the sticks were negative

[@JeanneanEndres]

Dr. Ryan Lowery says, "Simply put, we use the _____exact key for our bodies."

[@JayPageHommie]

Yes, so glad. I thought i was doing something wrong

[@marionsanta2883]

Yes..I was worried my diet was not working😂 happy to know its normal..

[@LuisaDAccione]

Excellent work. Answered my question perfectly 👍🏻

[@hadidadgar9117]

You are great, thanks for explaining it. Again thanks for making it simple. Please keep it up. Best wishes

[@gloriaalvarez7578]

Yes, I’m in my 3rd day very strict I have the keto flu I just did a test and I have no ketones , found your video looking for answer

[@MrsFeda1510]

Thank you for this! Great information 👌🏻

[@zinashalemayhu5961]

Thank you for explaining I was worried my urine test show me 1.5 before it was 8.0 when I start I tough I was out of ketosis now I know thank to you

[@FFaiirra]

Is 8.0 ok? I'm on day 5 and I'm getting those readings. I'm not diabetic

[@captaindrywall]

Three months I’ve been eating very low carb vegetables and meat and only the right vegetables I am not stupid my A1 C went from 6.5 to 5.1 my doctor was impressed yet I have never had a positive keto stick and now the weight loss has completely stopped for at least three weeks I’ve been 20 pounds under where I started it just stopped and I don’t know

[@Denise23451]

I was a bit frustrated! I’ve been doing keto for about a year. I’ve had chronic low back pain shortly after I started. I hope this is why, I just hope it will go away soon!!! Two back braces is supper frustrated!

[@lovelyindeed4526]

I have been eating meat for a solid month. I bought keystones strips excited to see that I was on ketosis and burning fat!!! To my surprise I was not 😖😫 so disappointed. No carbs I promise and a minimal minimal amount of sugar. I am drinking a ton of Cascade no calorie no sugar flavored carbonated water. Could this mean that my body has just adapted and I’m still burning fat 😬

[@banjo790ange3]

Thanks Dr Dan another really good video. I loved the anatomical videos as gave useful information. I’ve yet to start any testing other than weight loss, however this has slowed right down. So I am wondering if I’m not in ketosis, definitely would like the cheat sheet and I’ll consider the urine sticks. Off to google where to get them from!

[@DrDanMaggs]

Thanks! They're easily available on Amazon or from local pharmacy! Very cheap! Will be gettign that cheat sheet sorted very soon! :)

[@Olgasplot]

I’m 72 hours into a water fast and I’m still not showing color. Usually they do into the 5th day but I doubt it takes that long to actually reach ketosis.

[@susanjaneleitner7670]

Yes! Loved your video. Thank you.

[@shakitajohnson2026]

Yes you definitely answered my question

[@mahahassan4233]

Thank you .. i was wondering why i wasn't on keto ... that answer my questions

[@craigcallaghan1679]

Helpful video, thank you.

[@michaelaine14]

Ive been on the dark side of the ketone urine test for 4 months, i started working out on my 5th month keto and now km close in the middle of clear and some pinkish. I thought working out is messing with my keto diet, is it though? Does it burn all my ketones and prevents my body to burn stored fat?

[@YamatoForever]

I'm 10 days in and no change on keto strips. I have had bad gout in the past. I was wondering if taking Jardiance could affect the results. I've halved my dosage (5 mg). I just bought a acetone breath keto meter and I'm blowing a 1.2. So there are ketones in my body.

[@eastpoint4961]

yes

[@JH-nb4nn]

I have been doing keto for 8 days now (or atleast I thought so). LOL. I just used a stick and the colour did not change. Now im discouraged and convinced I'm not in ketosis.... Do I really have to quit my salad/veg...

[@johnd6111]

Yes

[@cathygoltsoff9615]

Yes.

[@BigPapaDoss]

Thank you so much I thought I did something wrong when my urine strips stopped turing purple

[@elizabethramoslopez4773]

Thank you for clarifying!

[@heidiweinert3260]

So does this mean that it is probably too hard on your liver and kidney if you are showing signs of fatty liver and you have a grafted kidney? It sounds like a lot to put them through.

[@Rubydancer6819]

Great video. Thank you

[@deltonholler479]

I have experienced this

[@jannetsmall-francis1656]

many thanks, this was a big concern of mine.

[@cloud9photography126]

why does my urine keto strip read dark purple but then one min later my blood ketones are only 0.9.....im confused

[@johnlaw3323]

Yes.

[@jameswallace5666]

I have only been on the keto diet a week as of today. I started reading my Ketones with the sticks 4 times yesterday and twice today. Still negative. Why? I’m also 61 year old female.

[@Princess-gj3gm]

I'm new at this...

[@mastersoanes]

Yes 🤣👍 I see what you did there 👌

[@tentimes_smarter]

Great video? Cleared up many questions for me. Thanks Doc.

[@ebola571]

Hey Doc. just wanted to ask a question, I have been on the diet for only 6 days, I have not eaten many carbs, just veggies and meat. I tested my urine and it is negative. Kim from Wilmington, Delaware

[@DrDanMaggs]

I have a troubleshooting guide for this... www.carbdodging.com/why-am-i-not-in-ketosis/

[@armen7932]

Great info. Happened tonight lol.

[@tracym.worley3214]

Yes!!

[@hamishspencer]

Sebastian Vettel sure knows a lot about ketosis

[@ibzibbyibra]

Looks more like Ted Kravitz in his before keto picture

[@russellsharp3067]

For sure a Seb look a like

[@selfovercome4161]

RedBull

[@rishisrinivasan8715]

BHahahahahhahahahhahahahaha

[@visualfoodchannel7345]

Yes

[@mommyof3smarties]

I thought I was the only one who was testing negative with those damn strips!

[@PinkieJoJo]

mommyof3 I know. I was showing super dark colors on the strips and then in the last few days slowly got down to showing nothing. I was stressing out thinking I did something wrong.

[@hunterspoint33]

Me too. I was mad af

[@lifeoffede6216]

OMG luckily I am not the only one , I am at the end of the second week and my strips are showing really clear and I perfectly know I am eating keto

[@jimscarnivorekitchen4731]

mommyof3 me too

[@TVeeTime]

@@hunterspoint33 I felt that 🤣😩😊

[@brittsheree85]

I've been super strict for a month and I was so frustrated when I tested and it barely turned a color. I didn't know what I was doing wrong. Thank you so much for this video!!!

[@doug-low-carb]

Nothing wrong at all. Newbies never seem to be told there is a standard sequence of events. For the first two weeks, the sticks might show high ketones. Then at the start of week 3, our bodies switch from emergency mode to just being in the winter. So the sticks go light, trace or even negative. That's the normal sequence of events.

[@christopherwilliams822]

Thanks for the information. I have lost more than 50 pounds in 4 months. I tried urine testing strips with no indications of ketosis. I have for the last 4 months massively reduced my carbohydrate and protein intake. I have lost the allmost continuous impulse to eat that once was there. I still find this to be remarkable. I feel very good and sharper mentally. Also pain in my knee and shoulder have reduced to low very low levels. Keep the protein intake down to 1 or two ounces or 25 to 50 grams. Any protein more than this is converted to sugars. Thanks again for your reassuring and informative video.

[@micky5407]

You mean carb levels not protein levels surely? I'm confused

[@leegarryallen]

Finally a video that explains it. I do IF and in the last two weeks ive done 2, 3 days fasts and not had ketones register in either. Lost weight but was confused why no ketones. This makes me feel better

[@broccolihighkicks3857]

Thanks! My strip was purple yesterday and white today and i’m on a carnivore diet!

[@sazzy2121]

Lawd!! I was freaking out!

[@markpearson3868]

Thank you for the information - I like to understand what my body is doing and so not seeing ketones in my urine after a 24 hour fast was confusing. Really appreciate the insight.

[@amarshall9289]

I’ve been so frustrated with my recent tests. My strips were dark red last week and I didn’t change anything. Thanks for clarifying. Subbed.

[@ShahrinaShaharin]

Yes. I check it in my stripes. I thought my stripe was spoiled despite the strip hasn't reached expiration period.

[@jakalack1]

Started keto a week ago and I’m having a gout flare up in toe. Haven’t had one in a while either so good to know why

[@mortonkelsey7125]

Very interesting, that’s why my blood ketones are good and my urine sticks are normal. Thank you so much. Your style is so clear.

[@DrDanMaggs]

Thanks Morton! Really appreciating you picking up on this. Always try to be as clear as possible in my videos. Glad you found it useful!

[@calandamarks7505]

I fast for 48 hours and 24 but No ketosis. I had my blood done and liver and kidney are running normal. I eat a very healthy diet.

[@shawnataflinger8215]

I want to thank you for the videos you produce. I find them very interesting, informative and easy to understand. I now listen to you and a few others to continue to gain more knowledge on keto and how the body works. You are awesome! Thank you!

[@DrDanMaggs]

Thank you, Shawna! Messages like this make me VERY HAPPY! I'm really glad you're finding them valuable! Please let me know if you have any questions - either by email (on the website) or in the comments here! Maybe I can make further videos in response to any questions you might have! Thank you for watching :)

[@malikamcreynolds]

@@DrDanMaggs I am watching your videos to get know more about my fasting and ketones. I am diabetic. Started my fasting with bullet proof coffee. After 24 hours fasting my glucose reading was 154. No change in the urine analysis strip. 48 hours of fasting the glucose reading is 102. The strip analysis matched the 2nd one. Please let me know how am I doing? Your videos are very well explained. Thank you for posting such valuable information. 👍👌 job.

[@andyvankerkhove6902]

so these sticks dont work....how do I know I am in a ketogenic state if the sticks dont work _? so dark is good but light color is also good.... confused

[@sonyaanderson9108]

yes. I was in ketosis for the first few weeks and then it dropped off, yet I was eating the same and still losing weight. Thanks for this video. It made me feel so much better.

[@project-95]

Same here, after 4 weeks of purple sticks they've literally all of a sudden changed to negative or trace and my diet hasn't changed, which is why I'm here.

[@mandiejonsen]

My keto urine sticks said 16mmols. I got a blood tester and was reassured it was 1.9mmols.

[@sv7066]

Happened today. Thanks for clearing that up!

[@celiahaddon4087]

It’s great to find a British made channel on this topic. Thank you. I’m getting trace measurements with ketone sticks but I am losing weight and gaining energy. Thank you for explaining this apparent contradiction.

[@gretavains8707]

I actually agree😊🌹🇭🇲💃

[@Neerepha]

After 4 months doing keto with strict net carb control, got my strips. Try #1 in the morning was 0.5, #2, 3, 4 too, #5 was 1.5 after my only meal of the day. The next day I was negative and desperate 🤣 I guess having been on intermittent fasting for 2 years got me into ketosis very quickly and my body mostly knew what to do with ketones already. Thank you for this video, straight to the point!

[@shade8584]

Hi! I’ve been on the keto diet for about a year and a few months now, and not seeing ketones in my urine was discouraging. Thank you so much for this video! It makes feel alot better about continuing my diet.

[@euradragonfly6797]

Are you loosing weight

[@AdrianaGirdler]

The information you share is so useful - I wouldn't have known all of this! Thanks for explaining, cheers!

[@DrDanMaggs]

Thank you so much for watching Adriana! Really appreciate you!

[@KellyRoach]

Haven't tried keto yet, but good to know if I try it so I can keep track of my ketones/understand it better!

[@bxbank]

Too much protein?

[@MrBLinKY1964]

Thank you for enlightening me because I was so frustrated that the ketone sticks show I'm no longer in ketosis since going carnivore. I have been full carnivore for 5 weeks and down 12 lbs. and I've been keto since last Thanksgiving and down 42.4 lbs since then. I feel amazing and have greatly improved my bloodwork profile since starting keto and will be retested at the end of September with 2 full months on carnivore. So, we'll see the difference in my bloodwork profile soon.

[@0532phillipjoy]

YES I am so grateful for this video! Because my absence of brain fog tells me I am on ketones BUT the sticks are negative and I was getting REALLY worried I'd knocked myself out of ketosis. So thanks Dan. PS Are you a NHS trained doc, and if so how can I best explain my diet to my GP who might see it as a fad, off KZbin!

[@TravelMamaAnnaVon]

do goes don't even learn about nutrition to become MDs. do stop talking to your doctor about something they don't know about. they are like mechanics. you don't go to mecanics when you have issues with the electronics.

[@carolgizzi4339]

Hi I'm 6 days in and I havent got any energy whatsoever and achy muscles any help and advice would be brilliant thank you

[@julieventuro]

I had nasty nasty charlie horses along with being a totally lump. I started to eat a bit more Himalayan salt & remembering to take my vitamins. Hang in there because I'm feeling better now and it's been 6 weeks for me too. Hang in there ....it is SO worth it...

[@cancerqueen5896]

Sounds like keto flu symptoms. Another keto coach/doctor. Dr. Berg he is awesome.

[@RubberChickenMan007]

That's totally electrolytes. Drink some pickle juice...you'll feel much better

[@HeatherGerhardt]

I have experienced it, but I stopped using them after about a month because they just kept getting lighter so I knew I was burning ketones.

[@DrDanMaggs]

Great point Heather! Thanks for watching and commenting :)

[@quinnlarson9557]

I’ve done keto for months at a time a few times. It always does exactly what it’s supposed to as long as I follow it to the letter, but I’ve always shown little or no ketones on test strips. But I know when I go into keto flu mode (and use exogenous ketones to get through it) and I know when I’m fat adapted because the focus and energy are palpable. The timeframes pretty much follow exactly what all the literature says. But, and I stress this, I don’t do cheat days at all. Seeing as how I’ll do it for two or three months at a time and there are plenty of great dessert fat bomb recipes out there, it’s sustainable for that long, just boring. Read up on it, and find out what to and not to eat. I’ve found that the best way is by using whole ingredients for 90% of your food. Don’t buy the boxed keto shit. And certainly don’t do that for meal replacements. The only stuff I supplement is exogenous ketones and onnit mct oil. I lost 73 lbs over a couple years and I’ve kept it off ever since. When I need a reset, I do a month or two. No big. You can do it. Lastly, you can do keto all you want but at the end of the day, it’s still calories in/calories out. You still need to carry a caloric deficit to lose weight. You can’t just eat cheese all day without having any idea of how much and expect to see progress. You’ll just lose it faster in ketosis and a caloric deficit. In that way, science is science. I’ve alternately used Nutritionix and Cronometer to track macros, but I’ve pretty much gone just to Cronometer. It gives you all the relevant info you need to eat the right amount based on age, height/weight, and diet plan.

[@euradragonfly6797]

Can you loose weight if you don't diet . But take the pills..

[@mwj5368]

Sorry with my learning curve so flat but I fasted 10 hours and had a blood lab and my Ketones Urine was Negative mg/dL does that mean I am in Ketosis? I was on Carnivore Diet for 2 years and I had a nonstemi or mild heart attack and my LAD had a 75% blockage and got a stent placed on 5-6-24. During my 5 day hospital stay (seemed far too long and was that excessive for a nonstemi and one stent?) My glucose was 121. I basically take 3lbs of grass-fed ground beef, combine it with six organic eggs, two pounds cheese, one sometimes two 12.5 oz canned chicken breast, 24oz organic tomato basil pasta sauce, 12oz of zero carb dairy based pasta sauce. I kneed all together and cook it on the stove-top in a big kettle and eat that for a couple of days. If I'm not eating that I bake chicken thighs or have a whole rotisserie chicken. I think because of the pasta sauce doesn't that mean I'm not really in ketosis? My Protein Albumin Urine was 10 or abnormal but is that because of being on my quasi-carnivore diet? I get gout attacks and on this diet since 5-10-24 and had an attack a week ago but was eating too many Atkins bars with a lot of protein in them and I know from the past if I slip into that Atkins bars mode too much I can get a gout attack. My mother also had gout so maybe it's hereditary for me, right?

[@carpediem4413]

Been doing < 50g carb for 3 months, weight quickly dropped from 250 lbs. to 217 lbs. - only intake carbs from a few grapes or strawberries a day so definitely under 50 carbs a day - feeling great. Decided to try urine test strips but they show no ketones. I know I'm probably in ketosis because the weight is still falling off - thanks for this explanation - makes sense - I was worried I was doing something wrong.

[@nefariousfox4891]

Same I was 250 and now 205. Losing about a pound a day it seems

[@carpediem4413]

@@nefariousfox4891 I got to 175 but stalled. The Lee’s you have to lose, the less you can lose so don’t get bummed if it slows a lot when you reach a pretty lean state. I switched to carnivore for a few months and it was great.

[@nefariousfox4891]

Thanks for letting me know and holy 175? That would be my goal weight I think

[@carpediem4413]

@@nefariousfox4891 Keep going… treadmill, walk, lift weights… sounds like you’ll get there. 👍👍👍

[@downbytheriver501]

If I had 50g of carbs in a day, it’d likely knock me out of ketosis. I’m on week two of keto diet(I’ve tried this diet once before and failed but now am determined) and have shot for less than 10g carbs a day. It’s difficult, but my body is responding incredibly well. Started at 261 lbs 15 days ago and am down to 242 now. Almost 20 lbs! Granted, I did weigh myself at different times: first weigh in was late evening, and today was mid afternoon. Probably a 3-4 lb fluctuation. Excited to get below 200 by November. That’s my goal.

[@esteeeeeeeee]

Yes! I've been on keto for like more than a month and first few weeks the pee sticks showed dark purple which was encouraging! Now going onto my 6th week it shows none or a small reaction (sometimes). I had one minor cheat day at the end of the 4th week, but it was only one day and not too many carbs. I've been following my macros for a week straight hardcore to make sure the pee stick worked but I guess I'm ketone adapted now?

[@stoney5137]

Here's an interesting data geek scenario that I couldn't ever figure out. Would love your opinion. We aren't concerned as our results have been great, but it's just always been a weird anomaly My wife and I started keto at the same time and eat pretty close to the same meals, with some slight portion differences. She ALWAYS gets a high result on the Urine strips, like DEEP on the scale, but almost without fail, exactly half of what I score on the blood test. Me, on the other hand, usually test in the 1.8-3.0 range on blood tests (sometimes a weird outlier in either direction) but my urine tests have ALWAYS been trace amounts, regardless of my blood results. Again, we are not concerned that we are doing anything wrong, it's just always been a weird thing. Thoughts? Great channel BTW, I really like the way your ideas are presented and organized.

[@piperuk5366]

Shame there was no response to this. I'm intrigued! Hope you and your wife are still doing well

[@stuartmalin661]

It is NOT *only* about low carbs, but *high* (quality) fat. Don't overdo protein! Eat high quality *animal* fat!

[@melanieadcock750]

Thanks. My meter says 2.8 and the strips say negative.

[@dannyknight1348]

After 2 months of doing Keto, I finally got some Ketone Strips. They indicate that I am not in ketosis. From you video I found out the my body is adjusting to the keto diet. Thanks for you help.

[@702danigirl]

Yes!!!! I've had so much inflammation more then ever, I might stop it hurt so much. I might keep going I've made it so far...but now that I'm hearing that it may go away, I'm hoping sooner then later.

[@louisejamison5911]

Yip!! I don’t suffer with gout but have an old hip injury that flared up so bad I’m back on walking aid. Could be a coincidence but I’ve been on strict keto for nearly 3 weeks now and today I stopped showing up positive for ketones in the urine! Jaw dropped after watching this video. Fingers crossed by hip pain now starts to fade with the uric acid in my blood. Gobsmacked

[@missmarielyne6697]

I have ketones (high ketones) in my urine and almost NONE in my blood why !?!? he prolly does but.. does not answer questions though =/

[@Divinefapper]

I know this is a 5 year old vide, but I have a question: I've been in ketosis for 1,5 years. Last time I cheated for a day was +3 months ago. I've measured my blood ketone levels twice; 2,5mmol and 2,4mmol. I'm on a ketocarnivore diet. I sometimes test whether or not I pee blank ketone strips or not (to make sure I'm in ketosis), and I've noticed that sometimes it registers small amounts of ketones in urine. Why, and is this harmful? I drank a pepsi max yesterday with zero carbs in it and flavoured with aspartame, and today after a big meal I peed pretty dark ketones. Is that just something that can happen after a big meal? The meal was just butter, eggs, bacon and minced meat and heavy cream. Do I need to be worried, or is this just normal? I feel good and I definitely feel like I'm in ketosis. I do notice when I'm properly in ketosis.

[@paulhostetler1039]

Yes my urine strips show no ketones but my breath meter shows my ketones are so high they're bright red.

[@bobbielandrum]

My test strips stoped showing a result. I’m on very strict ketovore with 2 mad intermittent fasting. So I bought meter. It’s running .8-1.1. Still very low consider how low my carbs are. Thanks for info.

[@billstein2]

I have gout. I've been using Vinny Tortorich's "No sugar/starch/grain diet" for almost a year now. I lost 40lbs in the first four months, and have kept pretty much at that level, (other than losing an additional 10lbs when I had Covid and my throat swelled shut). I don't believe I've had a gout flareup since I started. Could it be the lack of sugar? Vinny accuses sugar of causing inflammation, and this came to mind while watching this video.

[@Iheartland]

Literally what happening to me! I thought I was limping from the joint on my right kneee because I’m running too much. I had blood work and it said uric acid in blood is high and ketones 40 😢 I been wondering WTH is going on w my body I have on and off mild headaches. I’m not trying to loose weight just live leaner and fasting once a week for regenerative purposes

[@andrewsimineri2243]

I never had Gout or the symptoms of Gout. I've been on Keto for 5 days and the strips show very low Ketones. I am a Diabetic and use a Blood Glucose Monitor. How can you tell with the Glucose Monitor? lol I feel silly not knowing how to use it. I guess I'll test now and see if it shows Ketones as well as Blood Sugar. Thanks

[@evandegenfelder4554]

I've not gotten a negative, but rather, never getting well into a level of ketones/darker purple, instead a very pale pink, while completely on ketogenic food. I'm still losing weight so I don't worry about it.