No Rain. I have a cottony and sticky substance on my desert spoon. It seems to be inhibiting the growth of the plant. When I spray it with a strong spray from the garden hose it washes off with some effort. Through my research I believe that it is one of the many varieties of scale insects.
Ketone is a chemical produced when there is a shortage of insulin in the blood and the body breaks down body fat for energy. Ketones in the urine is a sign that your body is using fat for energy instead of using glucose because not enough insulin is available to use glucose for energy.
Ketone urine-testing strips, also called Ketostix or just ketone sticks ... are small plastic strips that have a little absorptive pad on the end. This contains a special chemical that will change colour in the presence of ketones in the urine.