Diabetes is a serious and life-threatening condition that reduces the quality of life of the patient and is also costly, both in medical costs and in lost work-hours. 1 The incidence and severity of the complications of diabetes can considerably be reduced if patients develop a lifestyle that leads to good glycemic control. 2,3 Research has shown that diabetes education can reduce HbA1c over a longer period, 4,5 resulting in a lower risk of complications. 6,7 Education is therefore a fundamental part of diabetes care. It is currently provided in several 1-on-1 or group sessions with a physician, diabetes nurse, dietician, or podiatrist. This is time-consuming and costly.A major part of diabetes education is learning how to adjust insulin injections based on carbohydrate intake, exercise and factors like stress or illness. However, possibilities for the patient to safely practice with this newly acquired knowledge are limited to trying different strategies on his own body. This gives a considerable risk of hypo-or hyperglycemia. Here, we describe the development and verification of the physiological model for healthy subjects that forms the basis of the Eindhoven Diabetes Education Simulator (E-DES). E-DES shall provide diabetes patients with an individualized virtual practice environment incorporating the main factors that influence glycemic control: food, exercise, and medication.