Title :
A simulation package for glucose-insulin interaction: an educational tool
Author :
Erzen, Fetanet Ceylan ; Birol, Gulnur ; Cinar, Ali
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. of Enivron. Eng., Illinois Inst. of Technol, Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
A simulation package is developed for the glucose-insulin interaction in insulin-dependent diabetic patients. The simulator may be used to perform virtual experiments with various characteristics, diet and exercise conditions
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical education; computer aided instruction; digital simulation; diseases; medical computing; organic compounds; physiological models; software packages; carbohydrate metabolism disease; diet; educational tool; elevated blood sugar; exercise conditions; glucose-insulin interaction; insulin-dependent diabetic patients; mathematical models; pharmacodynamics; simulation package; virtual experiments; Blood; Diabetes; Gastrointestinal tract; Graphical user interfaces; Insulin; Liver; Mathematical model; Packaging; Pancreas; Sugar;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900725
