Reflection of Model

Throughout this original work process, I feel like I have grown a lot in my creativity and my knowledge of my topic. I specifically have grown in the endocrine part of my research as I had to further my knowledge in hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis to understand how to make my project. I have also learned a lot from the neuropathic side of my research as well. For example, I have learned a lot about the different types of nerve damage that high blood sugars can ultimately cause. This can also lead to damage to dysfunctional limbs or dead cells in the limb. This can further lead to amputation of the limbs and a discoloration before the amputation of the limbs. With regard to my research, I have particularly advanced in the endocrine component since I had to learn more about ketoacidosis and hyperglycemia in order to make sense of the project. Affected limbs or dead cells within the limb may also result from this. 

While creating this model, it took a lot of hard work and thinking to create a model of this magnitude.  When educating younger or more recently diagnosed type 1 diabetic patients about the repercussions of not monitoring blood sugar, this model will be a huge assistance to physicians as a visual aid. People have a deeper comprehension as a result, making them more visually as well as linguistically informed. It also took a lot of time and effort to get the whole model to work in harmony and actually work its purpose of demonstrating the effects of ketoacidosis on the brain and nerves which can lead to cell death and nerve damage in the limbs. This model is really going to help doctors use a visual aid in explaining the consequences of not keeping up with blood sugars to younger or newer type one diabetic patients. It gives people a better understanding so that they are not only verbally educated, but also visually educated. 

This model will help me with my finished product because I am thinking of making a program or app for younger type one diabetic patients so that they feel encouraged to embrace what they live with and see that checking blood sugars and taking insulin can lead to rewards. So it will be more like a tracking system for parents to teach younger kids about how to check their blood sugars and their routine. If the kid does the right steps, then it can show them on the app and the parents can reward the child however they please. My original work will be turned into a digital version of a model and can be placed into the program or app to demonstrate the consequences to the younger children. However, parents can also look at this program and/or app to also learn about their child and learn how to keep their child healthy and safe. Thus, it will resemble a tracking system that parents may use to instruct younger children on how to check their blood sugar and establish a pattern. The parents can choose how to reward their child if they follow the correct procedures, which will be displayed on the app.