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. 2015 Feb 3;35(1):125–133. doi: 10.1007/s40846-015-0015-x

Table 2.

Nomenclature of ICING-2 Model

Parameters Description Unit
G Blood glucose level mmol L−1
Q Interstitial insulin level mU L−1
I Plasma insulin level mU L−1
P 1 Stomach glucose content mmol
P 2 Gut glucose content mmol
P Rate of glucose appearance in plasma mmol min−1
u en Endogenous insulin secretion rate mU min−1
Parameters and kinetic values of ICING-2 model based on diabetic status
EGP Endogenous glucose production rate 1.16 mmol min−1
CNS Central nervous system glucose uptake 0.3 mmol min−1
p G Patient endogenous glucose removal 0.006 min−1
S I Insulin sensitivity L mU−1 min−1
α G Saturation parameter of insulin-mediated glucose removal 0.0154 L mU−1
V G Plasma glucose distribution volume 13.3 L
n I Plasma-interstitium insulin diffusion rate 0.006 min−1
n C Receptor-bound insulin degradation 0.006 min−1
n K Renal insulin clearance 0.0542 min−1
n L Hepatic insulin clearance 0.1578 min−1
α I Saturation parameter for hepatic insulin clearance 0.0017 L mU−1
V I Insulin distribution volume 4.0 L
x L First pass hepatic clearance 0.67
d 1 Rate of glucose transport through the enteral route into the bloodstream 0.0347 min−1
d 2 0.0069 min−1
P max Maximal gut glucose flux 6.11 mmol min−1
u max Maximum pancreatic secretion rate 266.7 mU min−1
u min Minimum pancreatic secretion rate 16.7 mU min−1
k 1 Pancreatic insulin secretion glucose-sensitivity *NGT 14.9 mU L mmol−1 min−1
*T2DM 4.9
*T1DM 0.0
k 2 Pancreatic insulin secretion offset *NGT −49.9 mU·min−1
*T2DM −27.4
*T1DM 16.7
Exogenous input variables of ICING-2 model
u ex Intravenous insulin input rate mU min−1
D Oral glucose input rate from enteral nutrition mmol min−1
PN Intravenous glucose input rate from parenteral nutrition mmol min−1

* NGT = normal glucose tolerance, T1DM = type 1 diabetes mellitus, T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus