Insulin Timing

Creator: Dr. Basheer Ahamed
Published: 2015-09-14T07:08:02-04:00

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Published on Sep 14, 2015 and last reviewed on Nov 25, 2019 - 1 min read

Abstract

Many patients suffer from hypoglycemia with insulin treatment. In most cases, it is due to the lack of knowledge of insulin action.

Insulin Preparation	Generic Name	Onset	Peak
Rapid-acting	Insulin Aspart	5-10 minutes	1-3 hrs
Insulin Lispro	< 15 minutes	½-1½ hrs
Insulin Glulisine	< 15 minutes	½-1½ hrs Related Topics What should I do if my mom's diabetes medicine causes hypoglycemia? What would be the reason for my irregular periods? My husband had five episodes of hypoglycemia in a single day. What could be causing all these?
Short-acting	Regular	½-1 hr	2-3 hrs
Intermediate-acting	NPH	2-4 hrs	4-10 hrs
Long-acting	Insulin Glargine	1 hr	No peak
Detemir	1-2 hrs	No peak
Combinations	70% NPH+30% Regular	½-1 hr	There are 2 peaks: 2-3 hrs &4-10 hrs
70% Aspart Protamine +30% Aspart	5-10 minutes	There are 2 peaks: 1-3 hrs &4-10 hrs
50% Lispro Protamine +50% Lispro	< 15 minutes	There are 2 peaks: ½-1½ hrs &4-10 hrs
75% Lispro Protamine +25% Lispro	< 15 minutes	There are 2 peaks: ½-1½ hrs &4-10 hrs