Insulin Flashcards
Actrapid - short acting
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Actrapid - short acting
Onset: 30 mins
Peak: 2-3 hours
Duration: 3-6 hours (avg 4 hours)
Injected 30 mins pre meal
List and sort insulin by classes
Rapid / short / intermediate / long
Rapid: Aspart (Novorapid), Glulisine (Apidra), Lispro (Humalog)
Short: Actrapid
Intermediate: Insulatard (NPH)
Long: Glargine (Lantus), Detemir (Levemir)
Biphasic: Mixtard 70/30, Novomix 70/30, HumalogMix 50/50
All insulin should be discarded 4 weeks after opening
Aspart (Novorapid) - rapid acting
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Aspart (Novorapid) - rapid acting
Onset: 15 mins
Peak: 1 hour
Duration: 2-4 hours (avg 3 hours)
Injected with meals
Glulisine (Apidra) - rapid acting
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Glulisine (Apidra) - rapid acting
Onset: 15 mins
Peak: 1 hour
Duration: 2-4 hours (avg 3 hours)
Injected with meals
Lispro (Humalog) - rapid acting
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Lispro (Humalog) - rapid acting
Onset: 15 mins
Peak: 1 hour
Duration: 2-4 hours (avg 3 hours)
Injected with meals
Insulatard (NPH) - intermediate acting
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Insulatard (NPH) - intermediate acting
Onset: 2-4 hours
Peak: 4-12 hours (avg 8 hours)
Duration: 12-18 hours
Glargine (Lantus) - long acting
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Glargine (Lantus) - long acting
Onset: 1-2 hours
No peak, steady state
Duration: 24 hours
Detemir (Levemir) - long acting
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Detemir (Levemir) - long acting
Onset: 30 mins
Peak: 2-8 hours
Duration: 16-18 hours
Mixtard 70/30
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Mixtard 70/30
Constituent: 70% NPH, 30% Actrapid
Onset: 30 mins
Peak: 2-8 hours
Duration: 16-18 hours
Injected BD
Novomix 70/30
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Novomix 70/30
Constituent: 70% protamine crystallized Aspart, 30% uncrystallised Aspart
Onset: 15 mins
Peak: 1 hour
Duration: 16-18 hours
Injected BD
Humalog 50/50
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Humalog 50/50
Constituent: 50% protamine suspended Lispro, 50% unsuspended Lispro
Onset: 15 mins
Peak: 1 hour
Duration: 16-18 hours
Injected BD
