The nurse is caring for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.Which laboratory results would the nurse note confirming this diagnosis?

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Ketone bodies are a byproduct of rapid fat breakdown.Ketone blood levels rise in acute illness,fasting,and with sustained elevation of blood glucose in type 1 diabetes in the absence of insulin.The patient would also have ketones in the urine,a hemoglobin A₁C greater than 6%,and a fasting glucose greater than 125 mg/dL.

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