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. 2014 Jun 16;9(6):e96443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096443

Table 1. Full list of parameters for the glucose/insulin model [4] used in this paper; note that these are the model parameters we us in this paper.

Glucose model parameters and their TDMI relationships
Parameter nominal value meaning linear correlation, p-value linear regression (slope) effect on TDMI
Vp 3 l plasma volume 0.44, 0.05 4.6×10−5±6×10−4
Vi 11 l insulin volume 0.28, 0.21 2.4×10−4±10−5
Vg 10 l glucose space 0.9, 10−8 4×10−4±10−4 Inline graphic
E 0.2 l min−1 exchange rate for insulin between remote and plasma compartments 0.15, 0.5 1.3×10−5±6×10−6
tp 6 min time constant for plasma insulin degradation (via kidney and liver filtering) −0.67, 10−3 −1×10−4±8×10−4 Inline graphic
ti 100 min time constant for remote insulin degradation 0.13, 0.57 1×10−5±6×10−4
td 12 min delay between plasma insulin and glucose production −0.82, 10−4 −5×10−4±2×10−3 Inline graphic
Rm 209 mU min−1 linear constant affecting insulin secretion 0.72, 10−4 −1×10−4±7×10−4 Inline graphic
a 1 6.67 exponential constant affecting insulin secretion 0.88, 10−7 7.4×10−4±3×10−3 Inline graphic
C 1 300 mg l−1 exponential constant affecting insulin secretion 0.87, 10−7 9×10−4±3×10−10 Inline graphic
C 2 144 mg l−1 exponential constant affecting IIGU −0.04, 0.86 4×10−6±6×10−4
C 3 100 mg l−1 linear constant affecting IDGU 0.8, 10−6 −5×10−4±2×10−3 Inline graphic
C 4 80 mU l−1 factor affecting IDGU 0.16, 0.47 2×10−4±7×10−4
C 5 26 mU l−1 exponential constant affecting IDGU 0.76, 10−5 1×10−4±7×10−4
Ub 72 mg min−1 linear constant affecting IIGU 0.87, 10−7 6×10−4±2×10−3 Inline graphic
U 0 4 mg min−1 linear constant affecting IDGU 0.85, 10−7 3×10−4±1×10−3 Inline graphic
Um 94 mg min−1 linear constant affecting IDGU 0.028, 0.9 2×10−6±6×10−4
Rg 180 mg min−1 linear constant affecting IDGU −0.86, 10−7 −2×10−3±9×10−3 Inline graphic
α 7.5 exponential constant affecting IDGU −0.84, 10−6 −6×10−4±3×10−3 Inline graphic
β 1.77 exponent affecting IDGU −0.25, 0.26 −2.4×10−4±6×10−4