while it is generally believed that ketone bodies can not sustain normal brain metabolism and function in the absence of glucose , dl-beta-hydroxybutyrate ( 20 or 30 mmol/kg ip ) reversed insulin ( 100 u/kg sc ) -induced hypoglycemia despite the persistence of a critically reduced plasma glucose concentration and near-zero brain glucose levels .
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