Prescribing insulin

Question 1

Name 3 rapid acting insulins

What is their duration of action?

Answer 1

Novorapid
Humalog
Apidra
These start working after around 10 minutes and last around 4 hours

Question 2

Name 3 short acting insulins

What is their duration of action?

Answer 2

Actrapid
Humulin S
Insuman Rapid
These start working in around 30 minutes and last around 8 hours

Question 3

Name 3 intermediate acting insulins

What is their duration of action?

Answer 3

Insulatard
Humulin I
Insuman Basal
These start working in around 1 hour and last around 16 hours.

Question 4

Name 3 long acting insulins

What is their duration of action?

Answer 4

Lantus
Levemir
Degludec (lasts over 40 hours)
These starts working in around 1 hour and lasts around 24 hours

Question 5

Name 3 combination insulins

What do they contain?

Answer 5

Humalog 25 (25:75)
Humalog 50 (50:50)
Novomix 30 (30:70)
These containing a rapid acting and an intermediate acting insulin. In brackets is the proportion of rapid to intermediate acting insulin.