The Insulins

Insulin aspart class

Rapid acting

Insulin aspart brand name

Novolog

Insulin aspart onset

10-20 minutes

Insulin aspart peak

1-3 hours

Insulin aspart duration

3-5 hours

Insulin lispro class

Rapid acting

Insulin lispro brand name

Humalog

Insulin lispro onset

15-30 minutes

Insulin lispro peak

0.5-1 hour

Insulin lispro duration

3-5 hours

Insulin regular class

Short acting

Insulin regular brand names

Humulin R or Novolin R

Insulin regular onset

30-60 minutes

Insulin regular peak

2-4 hours

Insulin regular duration

5-8 hours

Insulin isophane class

Intermediate acting

Insulin isophane brand names

NPH, Humulin N, Novolin N

Insulin isophane onset

1-2 hours

Insulin isophane peak

4-12 hours

Insulin isophane duration

18-24 hours

Insulin detemir class

Long acting

Insulin detemir onset

1.5 hours

Insulin detemir peak

None

Insulin detemir duration

Up to 24 hours

Insulin glargine class

Long acting

Insulin glargine brand name

Lantus