Do you own a breath ketone meter?

If you were about to eat a medium-sized red apple and were unable to measure the exact size of the apple or look up the carb count, for how many grams of carbs would you realistically bolus?

Sarah Howard

Sarah Howard has worked in the diabetes research field ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Marketing Manager at T1D Exchange.

8 Comments

Lawrence Stearns

Never heard of a breath Ketone meter. Is this something new?

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connie ker

Never heard of such a device, probably not covered by insurances yet , if ever.

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Laura Siner

I never heard of a breath keytone meter

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ConnieT1D62

Never heard of it before so I looked it up. It seems that it has been available since 2020. Diatribe gives a good overview description.

https://diatribe.org/ketone-checks-made-easy-new-meter-measures-ketones-breath

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Christina Trudo

Hadn’t heard of this. Will investigate.

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LizB

I only recently bought a new bottle of ketone strips (urine testing) after not having any on hand for years. I’ve never tried one of those meters that test ketones in blood and I’ve never even heard of a breath ketone meter! I use a pump & CGM and rarely let my BG get out of control.

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Ahh Life

Seeing as the curve here isn’t exactly “bell-shaped,” you are to be commended for educating a large number of us. Except for the cost of $300, this gadget seems to offer great potential. (👍≖‿‿≖)👍 👍(≖‿‿≖👍)

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Cheryl Seibert

No, I’ve never heard of such a thing. Good idea though as long as you don’t have constantly replace it like you do the strips.

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