Table 2.

Initial values

Variable	Initial Value	Definition
G1(0)	958000	number of cells in G1‐phase
S(0)	14000	number of cells in S‐phase
G2/M(0)	28000	number of cells in G2/M‐phase
G(0)	200 $\frac{\text{mg}}{100\text{ml}}$	blood glucose concentration
I(0)	0.01 $\frac{\text{mg}}{100\text{ml}}$	blood insulin concentration
X1(0)	0.0012 mg	releasable amount of insulin
X2(0)	0.0005 mg	non‐releasable amount of insulin
P(0)	0	provision of insulin

Initial values and definition of variables in model (9) used for the simulations shown in Figures 5 and 6.