Insulin	Onset	Peak	Duration	Some facts	When do you eat
Rapid-Acting (Aspart, Lispro, glulisine) Lispro = Humalog Glulisine = Apidra Aspart = Novolog	15 minutes`	30-90 minutes	3-5 hours		At the same time of injection
Short-Acting (Regular)	30-60 minutes	2-4 hours	5-8 hours	Only insulin given IV	Within 30-60 minutes
Intermediate-Acting (NPH). Also called Isophane Insulin	60-120 minutes	4-12 hours	14 hours	Can be mixed with Humalog, Novolog, and Regular. It is cloudy. Draw clear before cloudy; that is, Regular/Humalog/Novolog before NPH. Think RN (Regular before NPH). Given 2x/day
Long-Acting (Detrimir, Lantus, and glargine)	60-120 minutes	No Peak (Big question on NCLEX)	24 hours	NEVER MIX

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