Insulin

what is insulin measured using

units

types of insulin

-rapid acting

-short acting

-intermediate acting

-long acting

-pre mixed

types of rapid acting insulin

-Apidra (glulisine)

-Humalog (lispro)

-Novolog (aspart)

onset time for rapid acting insulin

5-20 min

peak time for rapid acting insulin

30min-3hr

duration time for rapid acting insulin

3-5hr

types of short acting insulin

-Novolin R (regular)

-Humulin R (regular)

onset time for short acting insulin

30min-1hr

peak time for short acting insulin

2-3hr

duration time for short acting insulin

5-8hr

types of intermediate acting insulin

-Novolin N (isophane NPH)

-Humulin N (isophane NPH)

onset time for intermediate acting insulin

30min-1hr

peak time for intermediate acting insulin

2-3hr

duration time for intermediate acting insulin

10-16hr

types of long acting insulin

-Lantus (glargine)

-Levemir (detemir)

onset time for long acting insulin

2-8hr

peak time for long acting insulin

none

duration time for long acting insulin

5-24hr

types of pre-mixed insulin

-Novolog 50/50

-Novolog 70/30

-Humalog 75/25

onset time for pre-mixed insulin

5-60min

peak time for pre-mixed insulin

dual

duration time for pre-mixed insulin

10-16hr