A child is diagnosed with diabetes and has ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis happens in diabetes because the body is unable to use carbohydrates and burns fat instead.

Rationale: A. In diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), insulin deficiency prevents the body from using glucose for energy, so it breaks down fat instead. This fat breakdown produces ketones, which accumulate and cause the blood to become acidic. Thus, the statement correctly explains the metabolic process leading to ketoacidosis. B. In diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), insulin deficiency prevents the body from using glucose for energy, so it breaks down fat instead. This fat breakdown produces ketones, which accumulate and cause the blood to become acidic. Thus, the statement correctly explains the metabolic process leading to ketoacidosis.