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Why do diabetics produce high levels of ketone bodies?
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Fat catabolism: Lack of Insulin and/or resistant to Insulin makes body unable to use glucose; the body then burns fats, but cannot burn fats completely without using glucose. Ketone bodies are products of incomplele burning of fats.
Answered 11/5/2019
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