Ketones

... sodium dithionite is used in the dying industry. Sodium borohydride also used in Oxymercuration reaction. Sodium borohydride reduces aldehydes and ketones into alcohols. This reaction is used in the production of various antibiotics including chloramphenicol,dihydrostreptomycin, and thiophenicol. ...

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Yep, when I was diagnosed 2 months ago I was reading moderate levels of ketones.. not enough to be in a coma (obviously as I wasn't) but more than normal which I understand is 0. What branch of biology is it that deals with the digestion, and processing of sugars/fats, ...

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It's from excess ketones....basically ketones are a byproduct of fat and protein metabolism. With an unregulated diabetic, or a chronic hyperglycemic diabetic, the body burns fat at rapid rates and causes an excessive amount of ketones. ...

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Why is blood pH more acidic in diabetes? You mean in an unregulated diabetic? usually because of an excess in ketones. And where else can urine contain glucose that is not from diabetic? Pancreatic Insufficiency, Renal Glucosuria, with some adrenal, thyroid and ovarian diseases, ...

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