Preview - Exploring Homeostasis And Feedback Loops With Diabetes

Using the model

Run the model once without clicking any buttons (besides setup/go) or sliders.

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

At what point does the body run out of glucose?  Record any relevant values in the space below.

Describe the pattern of the graph when the body runs out of glucose.  Explain what might be occurring to account for this pattern.

Before the body runs out of glucose, what type of feedback system is regulating the body?  How does the graph help you to know this?

What parts of this simulation accurately depict glucose regulation?  What parts do not accurately depict glucose regulation? 

How could you modify this model to more accurately represent the body’s regulation of blood glucose?

Notes

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