An overview insulin types ( short-acting, long-acting, NPH and mix) as well as characteristics (onset, peak and duration) that can be entered within the Add An Event screen in the OneTouch Reveal® Mobile App for Apple® iOS devices.
Product Guide
USA
OneTouch Reveal® mobile app
English
0.0
Article Details
Insulin Types:
There are several different types of insulins. Each type is classified by three characteristics: onset, peak, and duration.
Short-acting insulins begin to lower glucose levels about 12 to 30 minutes after administration, reach their peak glucose-lowering effect about 1.5 to 2 hours after administration, and last between 1.5 and 6 hours.
Examples of short-acting insulins include the following:
insulin aspart
insulin glulisine
insulin lispro
human regular
inhaled insulin
Long-acting insulins start to lower glucose levels 2 to 6 hours after injection and continue to lower glucose levels for 18 to 24 hours, or even for up to 42 hours. Most long-acting insulins don't have a pronounced peak in their action.
Examples of long-acting insulins include the following:
degludec
detemir
glargine
glargine U-300
NPH is an intermediate-acting insulin that generally starts to lower glucose levels about 2 to 4 hours after injection, reaches its peak glucose-lowering effect 4 to 12 hours after injection, and lasts for 12 to 18 hours.
An example of intermediate-acting insulin includes the following:
NPH
Mix insulin is a mixture of an intermediate or long-acting insulin with one of the short-acting insulins in a fixed combination. It combines the actions and characteristics of both types of insulins.
Advantages include that it may allow for fewer daily insulin injections, there is no need to manually mix insulin types, and only one type of insulin must be purchased.
The disadvantages are that Mix insulin should not be used for correction of high blood sugars, and the amounts of intermediate or long-acting and short-acting insulins cannot be individually adjusted. You can only take a higher dose of both types or a lower dose of both types, but not more or less of only one type.
Examples of Mix insulins include the following:
NPH insulin with regular insulin
NPH insulin with insulin lispro
NPH insulin with insulin aspart
Degludec insulin with insulin aspart
Insulin Characteristics:
Onset
The time it takes before insulin begins to lower your blood glucose.
Peak
The time it takes for the insulin to reach its maximum strength in terms of lowering your blood glucose.
Duration
How long the insulin continues to lower your blood glucose.
Refer to your healthcare professional and to the product information supplied by the manufacturer of your insulin for moredetailed information about onset, peak, and duration of effect.
NOTE: Not all insulins are available in all countries, nor is this a comprehensive list of insulins available in all markets.
