How to Test using the Keto-Mojo Meter
- Last updated December 3, 2017
The easiest way to learn how to test is to watch the video below, or download a PDF of here. But you are welcome to read on…
Ketone Testing
To test your ketone levels with a Keto-Mojo meter, follow these steps:
- Insert a fresh unused Keto-Mojo ketone strip into your Keto-Mojo meter, then wait while it checks (“CH”) until the meter shows the code that matches the number on the vial of strips and the droplet icon is flashing.
- Prick a freshly cleaned and dry area of your fingertip using the included lancing device, then ensure you get a blood droplet about half the size of a matchstick head.
- You have 3 minutes to get a reading before the meter will shut off.
- With the strip still in the meter, bring the tip of the strip to the droplet on your finger; on contact, it will draw in the blood via capillary action. Wait for the meter to start counting down before moving the strip from the blood droplet.
- Wait while the unit counts down, then gives you your result.
- Want to see how it works? Watch this video.
Glucose Testing
To test your glucose levels with a Keto-Mojo meter, follow these steps:
- Insert a fresh unused Keto-Mojo glucose strip into your Keto-Mojo meter, then wait while it checks (“CH”) until the meter shows the droplet icon flashing.
- Prick a freshly cleaned and dry area of your fingertip using the included lancing device, then ensure you get a blood droplet about half the size of a matchstick head.
- You have 3 minutes to get a reading before the meter will shut off.
- With the strip still in the meter, bring the tip of the strip to the droplet on your finger; on contact, it will draw in the blood via capillary action. Wait for the meter to start counting down before moving the strip from the blood droplet.
- Wait while the unit counts down, then gives you your result.
- Want to see how it works? Watch this video.
Am I applying my blood to the test strip correctly?
Following are common reasons people have problems filling the strip channel with enough blood, as well as easy solutions.
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- The strip was pushed into your finger and the flow of blood was stopped. To remedy the situation, try again with a new strip and gently touch the end of the strip to your blood droplet so that it travels up the channel freely.
- You pulled away your finger/blood before the meter began counting down. To remedy, try again with a new strip and don’t pull your finger away until the meter begins counting down.
- Your blood sample was too small. Try again with a new strip and bigger blood sample; you need a bead about half the size of a match head.
If you continue to have an issue after following the advice above and watching our How-To videos, please take a video of how you are testing and contact our support team. Customer support will get back to you promptly with a solution.