[Python] How to Force Initial Blood Glucose to Start at 200 mg/dL in a Diabetes Simulation...

I'm working with a diabetes simulation (using a modified Padova simulator from this respiratory) where I need the Initial blood glucose (BG) to start at 200 mg/dL instead of the default value. I am trying to implement this for people with diabetes as part of research.

Despite trying to:

• Override initial blood glucose in the matched patient,
• Modify get_state() or reset() in the Scenario class,
• Adjust the controller's initial state,

The simulation still starts at the default value (e.g., ~150 mg/dL).

Code for Overriding get_state() or reset():

class CustomMealScenario(Scenario):
def __init__(self, start_time=None):
super().__init__(start_time)
self.initial_glucose = 200 # Target starting glucose

def reset(self):
state = super().reset()
state.G = self.initial_glucose # Try to override
return state


What am I doing wrong?

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