When your cells don't get the glucose they need for energy, your body begins to burn fat for energy, which produces ketones. Ketones are chemicals that the body creates when it breaks down fat to use for energy. The body does this when it doesnât have enough insulin to use glucose, the bodyâs normal source of energy. When ketones build up in the blood, they make it more acidic.
The East Asian nation established its independence in 1948, splitting from South Korea in a battle over sovereignty that triggered the Korean War in 1950 and that remains a source of tension between the two countries to this day.
North Hamgyong Province (HamgyÅngbukdo Korean pronunciation: [ham.É¡jÊÅ.bukÌ.tÍo]) is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province.