Symptoms that may indicate an increased level of ketones are bad breath and the actual taste of acetone in the mouth, complaints of pain in the navel area, general weakness of the body, drowsiness, increased liver size, nausea, and lethargy.
You can diagnose this condition with the help of express tests. These tests are also helpful in the diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes (when blood sugar levels rise, which can lead to the formation of ketones and ketoacidosis). Tests help detect the rising level of ketones in the body and take the necessary measures to prevent dangerous changes in the body at a time.
Express Test for urine ketone detection is a one-step indicator test strip used to monitor ketone levels at home.
Ketone bodies (ketones) are three metabolic products: β-oxybutyric acid, acetoacetic acid, and acetone (formed mainly in liver mitochondria). They are the products of incomplete oxidation of carboxylic acids, carbohydrates, and ketogenic amino acids. The test is based on the principle of the Legal test, which reacts with acetoacetic acid in urine. The accumulation of ketone bodies in the human organism leads to the appearance of acetonemic syndrome.
POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE APPEARANCE OF KETONES IN URINE:
In women during pregnancy: toxicosis of the first and gestosis of the second half of the pregnancy; liver diseases; starvation; an unbalanced strict diet, which involves the use of a significant amount of fats and carbohydrates in combination with a small amount of proteins; infectious diseases accompanied by intoxication; hormonal disorders; oncological disease.
In children: the predominance in the diet of food containing a significant amount of fat; overfatigue; colds; unhealthy diet; stress; extreme emotional arousal.
In adults: diabetes (more often in type 1, or long-term type 2); fatty and protein food; stress, etc.
1 test strip in the pack. Additinally packed in the bulk of 20 pcs.
