Sodium DL-beta-hydroxybutyrate** and acetone ... The extent to which ketonemia is involved in urate retention in diabetic ketoacidosis and alcohol ingestion also remains to be determined.

Two endocrinologists who live with type 1 diabetes debate this issue at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a complication of diabetes ... it is usually followed by a blood test to measure a specific ketone called beta-hydroxybutyrate in the blood. For those already ...

This process creates acetoacetate, which can turn into beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetone ... However, too many ketones can ...

blood ketone testing techniques that measure beta-hydroxybutyrate — the predominant ketone body in DKA — are recommended in the place of urine ketone testing for diagnosing and tracking ...