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A person with diabetes can be at risk of hyperglycemia in the absence of insulin signalling. Which ONE of the following pathways would you want to inhibit to prevent the worsening hyperglycemia in their body?Group of answer choicesBeta oxidationGluconeogenesisLactic AcidosisKetogenesis

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A person with diabetes can be at risk of hyperglycemia in the absence of insulin signalling. Which ONE of the following pathways would you want to inhibit to prevent the worsening hyperglycemia in their body?Group of answer choicesBeta oxidationGluconeogenesisLactic AcidosisKetogenesis

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To prevent worsening hyperglycemia in a person with diabetes, you would want to inhibit the pathway of gluconeogenesis.

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