Elementary School - Grades 4-6
P=Project E=Experiment
Middle School - Grades 7-9
P=Project E=Experiment
Healing of diabetic wounds with leech saliva
[P]
Affordable Noninvasive Continuous Blood Glucose Concentration Monitoring via Interferometry and Thermal Technology [P]
Blood Glucose Meter Accuracy [E]
Find the type of rice with the lowest amount of starch for people who have diabetes. [E]
Use jello shapes to model insulin (a medication) and test if, in your model, insulin is functional after being soaked in enzymes found in the stomach. [E]
A Device to Detect Diabetic Retinopathy [E]
Does Measured Blood Glucose Correlate with Tear Glucose? [E]
Inhibit Advanced Glycation End-products to Combat Atherosclerosis, Cancer and Diabetic Disorders [E]
Which drinks out of Coke, Red Bull, Gatorade, and Sunny D will have the highest glucose concentration level after adding the enzyme invertase? [P] [P]
Novel Use of Cyanidin and Eugenol to Inhibit alpha-Glucosidase for Type 2 Diabetes [E]
Evaluation of Alpha Amylase Inhibition by Different Medicinal Plants [E]
Arduino-Based Foot Neuropathy Analyzer [E]
Measuring Glucose in Your Food [E]
Comparing the Results of Blood Glucose Meters [E]
Which Fast Acting Insulin, Novolog or Humalog, affects Type 1 Juvenile Diabetic's blood sugar the best. [E]
Testing the accuracy of blood glucose readings and showing the importance of properly cleaning your finger before testing blood glucose levels. [E]
Diabetes history and science [P]
The effect of high glucose intake on cells (oxidative stress) in type 2 diabetes patients [E] [E]
Determine if a controlled diet and exercise will lower blood glucose levels and reduce the amount of insulin requirements of a type 1 diabetic. [E]
A comparative Pharmacological study on non-diabetic and type II diabetic subjects (under a doctor's supervision), and observe blood glucose levels after the consumption of Opuntia (nopales cactus). [E]
Test results intend to show that the Type-1 diabetic can improve the stability of his or her own blood sugar levels during the night by eating high protein dinners that produce more predictable blood sugar levels and lower the risk of developing hypoglycemia during the night. [E]
Determine if the presence of a carbohydrate (starch, complex sugar, fiber) affect the absorption rate of a Bayer Aspirin tablet. [E]
Does low blood sugar affect a diabetic's perception of sweetness? [E]
Diabetes and Exercise [E] [E] [E] [E]
Determine whether the long-acting human insulin Lantus causes less nocturnal hypoglycemia in a juvenile diabetic than the standard long-acting insulin, NPH. [E]
Can Chelating Calcium Improve Circulation? [E] [E] [E]
Glucose K-12 Experiments & Background Information
Affordable Noninvasive Continuous Blood Glucose Concentration Monitoring via Interferometry and Thermal Technology [P]
Blood Glucose Meter Accuracy [E]
Find the type of rice with the lowest amount of starch for people who have diabetes. [E]
Use jello shapes to model insulin (a medication) and test if, in your model, insulin is functional after being soaked in enzymes found in the stomach. [E]
A Device to Detect Diabetic Retinopathy [E]
Does Measured Blood Glucose Correlate with Tear Glucose? [E]
Inhibit Advanced Glycation End-products to Combat Atherosclerosis, Cancer and Diabetic Disorders [E]
Which drinks out of Coke, Red Bull, Gatorade, and Sunny D will have the highest glucose concentration level after adding the enzyme invertase? [P] [P]
Novel Use of Cyanidin and Eugenol to Inhibit alpha-Glucosidase for Type 2 Diabetes [E]
Evaluation of Alpha Amylase Inhibition by Different Medicinal Plants [E]
Arduino-Based Foot Neuropathy Analyzer [E]
Measuring Glucose in Your Food [E]
Comparing the Results of Blood Glucose Meters [E]
Which Fast Acting Insulin, Novolog or Humalog, affects Type 1 Juvenile Diabetic's blood sugar the best. [E]
Testing the accuracy of blood glucose readings and showing the importance of properly cleaning your finger before testing blood glucose levels. [E]
Diabetes history and science [P]
The effect of high glucose intake on cells (oxidative stress) in type 2 diabetes patients [E] [E]
Determine if a controlled diet and exercise will lower blood glucose levels and reduce the amount of insulin requirements of a type 1 diabetic. [E]
A comparative Pharmacological study on non-diabetic and type II diabetic subjects (under a doctor's supervision), and observe blood glucose levels after the consumption of Opuntia (nopales cactus). [E]
Test results intend to show that the Type-1 diabetic can improve the stability of his or her own blood sugar levels during the night by eating high protein dinners that produce more predictable blood sugar levels and lower the risk of developing hypoglycemia during the night. [E]
Determine if the presence of a carbohydrate (starch, complex sugar, fiber) affect the absorption rate of a Bayer Aspirin tablet. [E]
Does low blood sugar affect a diabetic's perception of sweetness? [E]
Diabetes and Exercise [E] [E] [E] [E]
Determine whether the long-acting human insulin Lantus causes less nocturnal hypoglycemia in a juvenile diabetic than the standard long-acting insulin, NPH. [E]
Can Chelating Calcium Improve Circulation? [E] [E] [E]
Glucose K-12 Experiments & Background Information
High School - Grades 10-12
P=Project E=Experiment
Build a model of an artificial pancreas to investigate the challenges of getting such a device to work.
[E]
Investigate how blood glucose (sugar) levels change with exercise, and how to stabilize those levels during and after exercise. [E]
Investigating the Role of Extracellular Cinacalcet on the Proliferation of MIN6 Pancreatic Beta Cells in vitro [E]
The Effect of Glucose and Sucrose as Dietary Additives on the Lifespan of Wild-type and GAPDH Mutant Caenorhabditis Elegans (roundworm) [E]
Glucose Monitoring in Porous Silicon Photonic Crystals [E]
The Effect of Glucose on the Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor in the Pituitary Gland of Tilapia [E]
Generate transgenic low-nicotine tobacco plants expressing an immunoregulatory IL-13 and explore their potentiality for immunotherapy of T1D (Type 1 diabetes, juvenile diabetes). [P]
Glucose K-12 Experiments & Background Information
Investigate how blood glucose (sugar) levels change with exercise, and how to stabilize those levels during and after exercise. [E]
Investigating the Role of Extracellular Cinacalcet on the Proliferation of MIN6 Pancreatic Beta Cells in vitro [E]
The Effect of Glucose and Sucrose as Dietary Additives on the Lifespan of Wild-type and GAPDH Mutant Caenorhabditis Elegans (roundworm) [E]
Glucose Monitoring in Porous Silicon Photonic Crystals [E]
The Effect of Glucose on the Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor in the Pituitary Gland of Tilapia [E]
Generate transgenic low-nicotine tobacco plants expressing an immunoregulatory IL-13 and explore their potentiality for immunotherapy of T1D (Type 1 diabetes, juvenile diabetes). [P]
Glucose K-12 Experiments & Background Information
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