Diabetics who don't have access to or refuse their insulin supplementation quickly become starved for glucose. Their body rapidly oxidizes lipids into acetyl CoA, and then into________, which can be used as fuel much like glucose in various places of the body. However, these molecules can build up and raise blood pH, which is life-threatening.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
ketone bodies
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Fill in the blank with correct word.
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