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Insulin
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rapid acting insulin | Lispro(Humalog), Aspart(NovoLog), Glulisine(Apidra) |
| Rapid onset | 10-15 Lispro, 5-15 aspart and glulisine |
| Lispro peak | 1 hour |
| Aspart peak | 40-50 minutes |
| Glulisine peak | 30-60 minutes |
| Lispro and Aspart duration | 2-4 hours |
| Glulisine duration | 2 hours |
| Short acting insulin | Regular (Humulin R, Novolin R, Iletin 2 regular) |
| Short acting onset | 30-60 minutes |
| Short acting peak | 2-3 hours |
| Short acting duration | 4-6 hours |
| Intermediate acting insulin | NPH(neutral protamine Hagedorn), Humulin N, Iletin 2 Lente, Iletin 2 NPH, Novolin N(NPH) |
| NPH onset | 2-4 hours |
| Humulin N onset | 3-4 hours |
| Intermediate acting peak | 4-12 hours |
| Intermediate acting duration | 16-20 hours |
| Long acting insulin | Glargine(Lantus & Toujeo), Detemir(Levemir) |
| Long acting onset | 1-6 hours |
| Long acting peak | Continuous |
| Long acting duration | 24-36 hours |
| Rapid acting inhaled insulin | Afrezza |
| Rapid acting inhaled onset | <15 minutes |
| Rapid acting inhaled peak | about 50 minutes |
| Rapid acting inhaled duration | 2-3 hours |