Blood glucose control: insulin, glucagon and diabetes sim
Drag a plate to the mouth, a shoe onto the track or an insulin pen to the arm. Watch the islet's beta and alpha cells release insulin and glucagon, the liver's glycogen store fill and empty, and blood glucose return to normal on a live graph. Switch to type 1 or type 2 diabetes and compare peaks and recovery times in a results table.
Homeostasis · covers the O-Level, IGCSE, GCSE topic
Use it in your lessons
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