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A majority of patients with fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) do not become ketotic even in adverse conditions. It is not clear whether this ketosis resistance is due to reduced, fatty acid release from adipose tissue or to impaired hepatic ketogenesis. We tested hepatic ketogenesis in FCPD patients using a ketogenic challenge of oral medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) and compared it with...