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insulin
insulin, Ch 18 endocrine system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rapid-acting Insulin products | 5-15 minutes onset of action |
| examples of rapid-acting insulin products | Humalog / insulin lispro; Novolog / insulin aspart; Apidra / insulin glulisine |
| Short-Acting Insulin products | 0.5 -1 hr onset of action |
| examples of short-acting insulin products | Humulin R, Novolin R / regular human insulin |
| Intermediate-acting insulin products | 1-2 hrs onset of action |
| examples of intermediate-acting products | Humulin N, Novolin N / NPH insulin |
| Long-acting insulin products | onset of action between 2-4 hrs |
| examples of long-acting insulin products | Levemir, Levemir FlexPen / insulin detemir *onset of action 3-4 hrs |
| long-acting insulin with 2-4 hrs onset of action | Lantus, Lantus SoloStar / insulin glargine |