Nurse Hatty - 150 Ketone Test Strips w Built-in Color Chart – Free Keto Guide eBook & Free App - Made-in-The-USA - Urine Test for Ketogenic, Ketosis, Low Carb, Atkins & Paleo Diets - Extra Long Strips

Great value for amount you get. I use these to test my ketone level to ensure I am on track. It is what helps keep me motivated and on track to see where I am at.

UPDATE: it turns out my blood ketone meter that I was comparing these strips to was wildly inaccurate. I bought a second ketone meter to test and it aligns with the results of these strips! So they are reliable!!!Previous post: These don’t work. I kept seeing no color change on the strip. I thought that I just wasn’t in ketosis. I ended up getting a proper ketone meter and I was in ketosis after all ! And no, the strips hadn’t turned brown or gone bad yet.

I've been fretting about whether or not I've hit ketosis because I struggle to hit the fat requirement for my stats. Carbs are no longer an issue and are pretty easy to limit. Protein has never been a problem, I like chicken as my side to steak. However, I grapple with getting enough fat because most of the foods offered as suggestions I can't stomach. I figured at best I was accomplishing a Modified Atkins diet.The preamble leads to this: I tested two strips to rule out any flukes and immediately the color changed to that glorious maroony pink. By the time I washed my hands and cleaned up my experiment the color had faded to the Large (80) color so either too much time had elapsed or I'm sitting on 8.0 and have some work to do. Either way this has fortified my resolve and I will forge ahead with the diet. I'm at that 5 - 10 sticky pounds point and my scale keeps toying with me. Publix and my scale agreed on my weight so perhaps I am fluctuating crazily from hour-to-hour. Anyway, this is the first time I've ever had to diet so I can only assume my metabolism has finally slowed down after 45 years. I used to get questions about my health because I tended to be underweight and folks assumed I had an eating disorder (ah, people, gotta love 'em). Additionally, I'm intermittently dieting, 24'ish hours between meals and I'm walking 2 miles @ 4.1 mph (< 14:10 per mile) every other day, then doing 20 - 30 min of calisthenics such as planks on the other days. I have to take it easy or my arthritis will rear up so this has been a frustrating balancing act. All that information is going somewhere - I'm not Just oversharing. :DI was ready to throw in the towel and cuddle up with a tub of 29 gram per 2/3 cup cookies 'n cream ice cream and call it a day. The same ice cream my husband eats half a tub of and hasn't gained a pound. That ice cream. Enter some other brand of ketone measuring sticks with good reviews but one review that stuck out. That reviewer said he was going back to Nurse Harry. Thank goodness for smart searches because Nurse Harry led me to Nurse Hatty, whom I can only guess this gentleman intended to laud. I read the reviews and there were some less-than-stellar opinions of the product. What convinced me was Hatty's responses. Always professional, always informative, and, when warranted, encouraging. She stands firmly by her product and I get the feeling she knows of what she speaks.I suppose this was more of a testimonial than a review, but there you have it.So, Hatty, if you're reading this - keep doing what you're doing - and thank you for putting out a product that's guaranteed. I hope to fit in my size 4 jeans by the 2nd week of March and your product has given me the confirmation I was needing.

Hattie's work well and gives a good, clear reading for Keto dieters. It seems to lose potency rather quickly, though. But overall, it is a good value-based product

So started keto diet on the 1st (it's the 6th as I'm writing this) I did meal planning on my own and wanted to confirm what I was doing was correct.I just cut all carbs and obviously all sugar... on my 6 day and already at the max per the read out.Got the bottle 1 day after ordering, came fast and the expiration is more than 2 years from today... so for those wondering about shelf life, at least what they sent me is fantastic.The product is good for up to 3 months after opening.How it works is you litterally just pee in a cup, open the bottle and pull one tab out just touching the end at the top and stick the tab in the cup for a few seconds. Pull it out and compare 40 seconds after you put it in the cup.For me it went purple colored almost immediately and never changed even after 2 minutes so I dont think it's really that exact amount of seconds that you need to be worried if your 5 seconds off or something.Okay, now I'm going to go on a tangent about my personal meal planning that has nothing to do with the product so if you want to know keep reading...lolBreakfast 2 scrambled eggs and 0 carb cheese with some olive oil in the pan before scrambling.Then one avocado, a black coffee and a large glass of water with my daily multivitamin (not the gummy type as they are covered in sugar)For lunch I eat a salad and grilled chicken, not breaded and nothing but greens and olives and onions with a ranch dressing.Dinner I switch between fishes, steaks, chicken breast and all differnet kinds of greens.Snacking on olives (but dont get the grape leaf wraps at the Oliver bar they are full of carbs) small amount of walnuts and pumpkin seeds.Lots of water throughout the day, and an occasional meal skip with a keto (less then 1 carb) drink. Be careful on low carb stuff.... what you really want is no carb or less then 1 gram if you can in your meal planning.By the third day I started getting the super munchies and was craving carbs... now on the 6th day and it feels like i can now hold out.Oh and no beer or wine... if you have to drink it needs to be a 80 proof liquor (like a scotch or whiskey) and ice... no juices and no sodas. Stay away from all sugars even fake sugars like diet products.Well hope that helps and yes I definitely recommend this product.

*update 2/14/25 I’ve learned that I’m keto adapted, so these don’t really work for me anymore. They do however work fine for my husband, so it’s not a case of whether or not they work at all. He’s not on a keto diet but does eat my cooking (usually breakfast and lunch) and does his own thing for lunch or when we eat out. I ordered a blood ketones meter, that’ll be how I proceed at testing. Eat your meat, fats and low to no carbs and you too can be a loser in a good way.Bought in December of 24. Color codes on box are way different than the darker ones on the back of the test strips, so it’s hard to know which of the code colors are the best for comparison and proper readings. These test strips don’t come out of the pen size hole very easily. The Ketosis accuracy may be off as the breath meter reads so differently. Shrugging my shoulders. I’m in ketosis so I’m not gonna worry. I’ve used various brands of test strips on and off for decades, I’m not pleased with the ones I’ve used this year at all. That’s why I bought a breath meter.