Message Number: SG12147 | New FHL Archives Search
From: jennifer-galarneau@idexx.com
Date: 2005-01-04 21:30:01 UTC
Subject: Keto-Diastix reliability
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <4769851.1104874201368.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

Does anyone else use these urine test strips for ketones and glucose? I am seriously doubting the effectiveness of the glucose. The keytones seem accurate. The glucose is always the highest it can go (2000+) even when her keytones is negative. Her blood glucose was in the 600's at her worse when tested at the vet.

The pharmacies I have checked out don't carry Multistix or other brands of full test strips - I would love one with spec. gravity.
Can these be ordered by a private individual?

What about One Touch Ultra glucometers - anyone have bad luck with those? The results I run come back is consistantly (except for one time) as "HI" meaning above 600 even though I doubt it is. Her vet appointments showed in the 300's when she appeared in the same condition.