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Insulin Type Chart

This document summarizes different types of insulin by their onset, peak, duration, and recommended timing of administration. It lists rapid-acting insulin such as lispro and aspart which have onsets of 5-15 minutes, peaks of 30-120 minutes, and durations of 3-5 hours, and should be given 15 minutes before meals. Short-acting insulin like regular insulin has onsets of 30 minutes, peaks of 2-5 hours, durations of 5-8 hours, and should be given 30 minutes before meals. Intermediate-acting NPH insulin has onsets of 1-2 hours, peaks of 6-12 hours, durations of 18-26 hours, and should be given 30 minutes before meals. Long

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Insulin Type Chart

This document summarizes different types of insulin by their onset, peak, duration, and recommended timing of administration. It lists rapid-acting insulin such as lispro and aspart which have onsets of 5-15 minutes, peaks of 30-120 minutes, and durations of 3-5 hours, and should be given 15 minutes before meals. Short-acting insulin like regular insulin has onsets of 30 minutes, peaks of 2-5 hours, durations of 5-8 hours, and should be given 30 minutes before meals. Intermediate-acting NPH insulin has onsets of 1-2 hours, peaks of 6-12 hours, durations of 18-26 hours, and should be given 30 minutes before meals. Long

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TYPE NAME ONSET PEAK DURATION When to

give

Rapid-acting Lispro 15 min


(Very-short (Humalog), 5-15 min 30-120 min 3-5 hours before
acting) Aspart (NovoLog) meals
Glulisine (Apidra)

Short-acting Insulin Regular 30 min 2-5 hour 5-8 hours 30 min


(Humulin R, before
Novolin R) meals

Intermediate- NPH 1-2 hr 6-12 hours 18-26 hr 30 min


acting (Humulin N, before
Novolin N) meals

Long acting Insulin glargine 1-2 hr No peak Up to 24 hours Same


(basal) (Lantus, Levemir) time
daily

Insulin: Onset, Peak, Duration Chart

 Onset- length of time before insulin reaches the bloodstream and begins lowering blood
sugar

 Peak- when the insulin is working at its hardest and the blood glucose is at its lowest
point
o Time most patients are at risk for hypoglycemia

 Duration-length of time the insulin works before it is used up.

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