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INSULIN PRODUCTS COMPARISON

 

Insulin (Human)

Onset (hours)

Peak (hours)

Duration (hours)

Aspart

(NovoRapid)

5-15 minutes

1-3

3-5

Regular

(Novolin-R, Humulin-R)

0.5-1

2-4

6-8

NPH

(Novolin-N, Humulin-N)

1-2

6-12

16-24

Glargine

(Lantus)

2-4

No peak

20-24

   Notes:

  1.           Aspart should be given at the initiation of each meal; Regular should be given 30 minutes prior to meals

  2.           Only Regular insulin can be given intravenously

  3.           Aspart and Regular insulins can be mixed with NPH; draw up the shorter acting insulin first; Glargine cannot be mixed with any insulins