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Types of insulin and how they work

This chart gives you general information about the action of different types of insulin. To adjust the dose of your
insulin, always use your blood glucose results and follow the directions from your doctor and diabetes educator.
Remember, how insulin works in your body may be different!

Type of insulin Starts to work Works hard at Lasts Directions


Rapid acting: Within 15 minutes 30 minutes to 2 About 4 hours • Give as directed.
®
• Humalog (lispro) hours • Rapid acting insulin works fast
• Novorapid® (aspart) and lasts a short time.
• Apidra® (glulisine) • It “covers” carbohydrates well,
providing a good match between
food and insulin.
• You should eat within 5 minutes
of taking rapid acting insulin.
Intermediate acting: 1 to 2 hours 6 hours About 12 hours. • Mix before drawing up dose.
• NPH or N May last up to Looks evenly cloudy after
24 hours. mixing.
• Give before breakfast and
before bed (about 9 pm).
Long acting: Starts to work Works evenly 24 hours • Give once a day, usually in the
®
• Lantus (glargine) slowly (no peak time) evening.
Long acting: Starts to work Works evenly Up to 24 hours, • May need to be given two times
®
• Levemir (determir) slowly (no peak time) depending on a day.
the dose.
©
Hamilton Health Sciences, 2010
PD 7255 – 07/2010
WPC\PtEd\CH\DiabetesInsulinTypes-lw.doc
dt/July 28, 2010

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