How Long Does It Take to Get Into Ketosis?

You cannot simply jump into ketosis in a 24-hour timespan. Your body has been burning sugar for fuel your entire life. It will need time to adapt to burning ketones for fuel.

This transition could take anywhere from 48 hours to one week. The length in time will vary depending upon your activity level, lifestyle, body type and carbohydrate intake. There are several ways you can speed up this process, like intermittent fasting, drastically decreasing your carb intake and supplementation.

Remember: Once you get into ketosis, there is no guarantee you will remain in ketosis. If you eat a carb-laden meal, practice carb cycling, or increase your carb intake for athletic performance, your body may start burning glucose. To get back into a fat-burning state, follow the same methods you did to get into ketosis initially.

How To Test Your Ketone?

Using our Ketone meter for breath testing, it is a type of meter specifically calibrated for measuring the level of ketosis for those on a ketogenic diet

1.Hold the power button for 3 seconds until the device turns on

2.Wait 20 seconds countdown for device warming-up

3.Blow with the mouthpiece for 6 seconds, the testing result will be displayed on the screen:

Readings of 0.0 signify the person is still not in ketosis state

Readings of 0.1-0.5 signify the person is in a light state of ketosis (the process of fats being used by the body as the main source of energy began )

Readings of 0.5-3.0 signify the person is in full state of ketosis, which is the optimal ketone zone (the process of fats being used by the body as the main source of energy)

Readings over 3.0 signify the person is in starvation ketosis

Readings over 5.0 signify the person is in too much ketosis and need medical care

Readings over 7.0 signify the person is in ketoacidosis

Product Features

• Portable Ketone Breath Tester designed to carry around anywhere & make sure you are in ketosis at all times
• Ketone breath meter with 3 LED indications: Green Light (Ketosis Reading Successfully), Amber Light (Low Battery), Red Light (Ketosis Reading Unsuccessfully), batteries are not included
• Breath Ketone Meter save you from finger pricks and far more convenient than urine strips testing
• The ketone breath monitor is easy to use, 1-button operation to get the ketone readings: Reading of 0.0 signify you are still not in ketosis state, while the readings between 0.5 and 3.0, signify you are in full state of ketosis, which is the optimal ketone zone; more reading details can be checked in the detailed description page
• Ketone breath meter is guaranteed with 12 months, and the supplier suggests users are better to use the same device for better ketosis record tracking