Know your Urine Ketones. Know your health.
Test your Urine Ketones and 100+ other biomarkers in a single blood draw.
Ketones are acids your body produces when it burns fat for fuel instead of glucose. They are normally absent from urine. Ketones appear when the body is running low on available carbohydrate, such as during fasting, prolonged exercise, low-carbohydrate diets, illness, or pregnancy. In people with diabetes, high urine ketones can be a warning sign of diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious condition that needs prompt attention. In other contexts, mild ketones simply reflect that the body is using fat for energy.
Urine Ketones isn't sold on its own. It comes in a routine urinalysis, about $45. A fuller workup adds Vitamin D ($75), hs-CRP ($69), ApoB ($50), and ApoA1 ($50). You can test Urine Ketones and 100 other biomarkers for $190 as part of an Empirical membership.
Empirical is FSA/HSA eligible, so you can pay with pre-tax dollars. Fast for 8-12 hours beforehand for the most accurate lipid and metabolic results, and expect results in days rather than weeks.
Urine Ketones is drawn at 2,200+ Quest and BioReference patient service centers across the US, so there's usually one within a short drive. Browse the full directory to find the one closest to you.
Test your Urine Ketones and 100+ other biomarkers in a single blood draw.