NSC 330 insulin chart

rapid acting insulin examples

aspart, glulisine, lispro

onset of rapid acting insulins- aspart, glulisine, lispro

15 min or 0.25 of an hour

peak of rapid acting insulins- aspart, glulisine, lispro

30-90 minutes

duration of rapid acting insulins- aspart, glulisine, lispro

aspart-3-5 hours

glulisine- 1-2.5 hours

lispro- 2-5 hours

short acting insulin- regular insulin onset

30 min to an hour

short acting insulin peak

2-4 hours

short acting insulin duration

8-12 hours

intermediate acting- NPH insulin onset

1- 1.5 hours

intermediate NPH insulin peak

4-12 hours

intermediate acting NPH insulin duration

24 hours

Long acting insulin examples

glargine, detemir

long acting insulin- glargine, detemir onset

1 hour

long acting insulin- glargine, detemir peak

5 hours- glargine

3-8 hours- detemir

long acting insulin glargine duration

24 hours

detemir long acting insulin duration

15-24 hours