DIABETICS across Australia are struggling to source their essential keytone urine-testing strips, which are being purchased in bulk by ketogenic dieters, the ABC reports.
Keto diet devotees keep track of their weight loss by monitoring the level of ketones in their body, which are a by-product of fat breakdown created when glucose is restricted.
South Grafton pharmacist Michael Troy, a PSA and Guild member, urges his colleagues to keep a supply of keto strips for diabetics.
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