Ketones

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Ketones

Poisonous acidic chemicals produced by the body when fat instead of glucose is burned for energy. Breakdown of fat occurs when not enough insulin is present to channel glucose into body cells.

Mentioned in: Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Urinalysis

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