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Lispro (Humalog), Aspart (Novolog)

Rapid Acting

Onset: 15 minutes

Rapid acting

Peak Time: 1 hour

Rapid acting

Duration: 2-4 hours

rapid acting

taken right before a meal and uses a sliding scale can be used with longer acting insulin

rapid acting

Regular (Humulin R, Novolin R)

short acting

onset: 30 minutes

short acting

peak time: 2-3 hours

short acting

duration: 3-6 hours

short acting

usually taken 30-60 minutes before a meal, taken with longer acting insulin

short acting

NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N)

intermediate acting

onset: 2-4 hours

intermediate acting

peak time: 4-12 hours

intermediate acting

duration: 12-18

intermediate acting

covers insulin needs for half a day or overnight. Often used with rapid - or short acting insulin

intermediate acting

Glargine (Lantus)

long acting

onset: 2 hours

long acting

does not peak

long acting

duration: up to 24 hours

long acting

covers insulin needs for about a full day. Often used when needed, with rapid or short acting insulin

long acting