Keto-Mojo 50 Blood Ketone Test Strips, Precision Measurement for Diabetes & Low-Carb Weight Loss, Monitor Your Diabetic & Ketogenic Diet for Nutritional Ketosis, Strips Work Only in Keto-Mojo Meters

I decided to try this monitor mainly to measure my Ketone levels (I already have a glucose monitor so didn't necessarily need it for that). It is easy to use and comes with 10 strips for Ketone and 10 strips for Glucose. Since I only measure my Ketone level weekly, that will last over 2 months so I feel the price for the Keto refill strips is reasonable (Since my insurance will pay for the Glucose strips for my other monitor, I prefer to not use this monitor for Glucose readings for that reason only. I've only had it a couple of weeks but it is a good and reliable monitor and I recommend it for anyone who wants accurate readings of their Ketone levels.

I love living the keto lifestyle and this product helps me to check my level of ketosis. I appreciate that it also checks my glucose because it pin points just how well balanced I am. Simple to use and testing is accurate. I work in a hospital laboratory where I had my ketones and glucose tested drawn by vein, and then immediately tested with the keto mojo. Very close in readings, maybe just a fraction off each other. The only issue is the price, naturally. For glucose strips, it’s not so bad, but ketone strips at .99 each is a bit expensive. It’s that way with all meters as I found out. Hopefully they can reduce this price in the near future as more people would buy them then.

These have worked well for me. The only times I got errors were when the blood droplet was not large enough to completely fill the chamber. The ketone strips require considerably more blood than the glucose strips, so be ready for that. I see many complaints about the price. I suppose a lot of this is due to the much higher cost of these vs. glucose test strips. I have several counterpoints: 1. These are the cheapest ketone test strips on the market (or they were when the review I read was published last summer...I haven't checked current prices). 2. Ketone and glucose strips are not identical. I have no actual knowledge of how they're made, but it's reasonable and likely that ketone strips simply cost more to manufacture. 3. The biggie: market economies of scale and competition. The market for glucose testers is huge compared to ketone testers. Just in the US, there are millions of Type II diabetics, all of whom should ideally be testing more than once a day (or going on a low-carb diet so they don't really need much insulin and testing). AFAIK, only Type I diabetics have a real need for ketone testing (and maybe very late-stage Type IIs who have blown out their pancreas). That's not a very large group, by comparison, and most people doing a keto diet don't have much real need to test frequently, so they don't add greatly to the demand. At a wild guess, I'd bet the market for glucose strips is at least 100 and probably 1000 times as large as the demand for ketone strips. That's going to lead to economies of scale that reduce the cost per strip, and fierce competition that forces the sellers to accept a smaller profit margin per strip.

I see people dogging this meter on here. Let me tell you all something. This meter works fantastic. If you need a keto meter, this is the only one i would recommend. It is accurate if you do it properly. And for the love of GOD it has a lifetime warranty. If you have any doubts they will replace it. They offer to replace strips if you a beginner and mess a couple up. Testing you blood is a bit of a science. Out of the 40 or so strips i have used with this meter, i only messed up one and its because i smeared it on accident. If i could give it 100 stars I would and just by the comments on Amazon, you can tell this is stand up company. Life long customer of KETO-MOTO. I wish more companies would be as responsive as these guys.

The meter and 10 strips that came with it work GREAT...I believe it's accurate, though how would I really know otherwise? After being on Keto for 13 days and not wavering from my <30 carbs and other macros, I still can't get above 1.1 on the meter. BUT, the issue is with the new bottle of strips that I bought with the meter. I calibrated it with the included chip, placed in a strip, it absorbed the drop of blood completely, but... nothing happened. It didn't register that blood was on there. My finger had plenty of blood left, but the strip was full. Another strip, same thing. Another, new finger-stick, applied blood, the countdown, then "LO". Well, I just checked it one hour ago with a strip from the demo bottle and it was 1.0, so this couldn't be correct. Again, new strip and the same thing happened as the first 2 - didn't register the blood. In the end, I went through 5 strips and called Amazon and the CS definitely is allowing a return of the bad batch and refund via gift card. I will buy another bottle, I do believe this device is excellent, but like so many have said, maybe quality control is lacking a bit. If no issues with the new bottle, I will update the Star rating. UPDATE: New bottle of strips had no issues at all. 4-Stars because they are so expensive that purchasing these for daily use is not worth the cost. If the product were more affordable, would be an excellent tool.