When you eat a bag of cookies, your blood sugar level increases. As blood sugar levels rise, insulin levels increase to move the sugar into the cells and lower the blood sugar level. As the blood sugar level drops, so does the level of insulin. This is an example of:

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This scenario describes negative feedback, where a change in a variable (blood sugar level) triggers a response that counteracts the initial change and brings the variable back to its set point (lowering blood sugar levels by increasing insulin levels). Positive feedback would make the initial change even greater, which is not the case here. Neurotransmitter activity, solubility factors, and enzymatic action are not relevant to this scenario.

When You Eat a Bag of Cookies, Your Blood Sugar