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Ketones, Urine

Ketones in urine appear when the body burns fat for fuel, as in fasting, low-carb diets or uncontrolled diabetes.

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What Ketones, Urine measures

Ketones in urine appear when the body burns fat for fuel, as in fasting, low-carb diets or uncontrolled diabetes.

If your Ketones, Urine result is not the expected one

Ketones appear when the body burns fat for fuel, as with fasting, low-carbohydrate diets, vomiting or uncontrolled diabetes.

Commonly associated with

Worth asking your clinician: Whether glucose results and recent eating explain it.

Expected result

Usually reported as Negative.

If it is within range

No ketones were detected, the usual finding.

Also listed as

KETONES, Urine Ketones, Ketones, UA

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This page is general information about what a laboratory test measures and what results outside a reference range are commonly associated with. It is not medical advice, does not diagnose any condition and does not replace your clinician. Discuss your results with your healthcare provider.