This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Homeostasis article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the subject of the article.
Homeostasis is part of the WikiProject Biology, an effort to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to biology on Wikipedia. Leave messages on the WikiProject talk page.BiologyWikipedia:WikiProject BiologyTemplate:WikiProject BiologyBiology
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Molecular Biology, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of molecular biology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Molecular BiologyWikipedia:WikiProject Molecular BiologyTemplate:WikiProject Molecular BiologyMolecular Biology
This article is within the scope of WikiProjectSystems, which collaborates on articles related to systems and systems science.SystemsWikipedia:WikiProject SystemsTemplate:WikiProject SystemsSystems
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Physiology, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Physiology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PhysiologyWikipedia:WikiProject PhysiologyTemplate:WikiProject PhysiologyPhysiology
This article has been created, improved, or expanded by a translator from the Open Knowledge Association. See the OKA task force page of WikiProject Intertranswiki.Intertranswiki/OKAWikipedia:WikiProject Intertranswiki/OKATemplate:WikiProject Intertranswiki/OKAOKA
Latest comment: 4 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Type 1 diabetes is given as an example immediately after stating "Some homeostatic mechanisms have inbuilt redundancies." But I see that only as an example of a failure in homeostatis. I don't see redundancy explained in that example. So either that connection should be fleshed out or if there's not then I suggest to move (or remove) diabetes example so it doesn't follow redundancy statement as if illustrating that. Dvdtoy (talk) 19:21, 13 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
It gets complicated and wild require lifting whole cloth from textbooks for good sources. Would start to be original research otherwise. Original research ex: type 1 diabetes is compensated by kidney excretion of excess blood sugar and creation of ketone bodies, the former of which eventually leads to kidney failure and the latter of which leads to metabolic acidosis. RogueTrick (talk) 17:51, 15 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Concerns have been raised about AI-generated content in this article. This is a procedural talk page section to discuss it. There is no need to ping me in response. Further comments: vishnu athitiya gamified AI editsGnomingstuff (talk) 01:39, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
level-5 vital article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
,_logo.png){kind=logo}
The redirect Reactive homeostasis has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 6 § Reactive homeostasis until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 07:32, 14 May 2026 (UTC)