Insulin Analog | Available insulins

Insulin analog commonly available is provided in the table below. Mostly you need to use more than one kind to suit your individual requirement.

Insulin analogs commonly available:

Below tables provides details about the insulin analog and its different working times, discussed with your health care provider and choose the one or combination that best suits your individual need.

Insulin type	Brand name	Generic name	Onset	Peak	Duration  (Hours)
Rapid acting	NovoLog Apidra Humalog	Insulin aspart Insulin glulisine Insulin lispro	15 min.	30 - 90 mins	3 - 5
Short acting	Humulin R Novolin R	Regular (R)	30 - 60 mins	2 - 4 hrs	5 - 8
Intermediate acting	Humulin N Novolin N	NPH (N)	1 - 3 hrs	8 hrs	12 - 16
Long acting	Levemir Lantus	Insulin detemir Insulin glargine	1 hr	No Peak	20 - 26
Premixed NPH (intermediate-acting) and regular (short-acting)	Humulin 70/30 Novolin 70/30 Humulin 50/50	70% NPH and 30% regular   50% NPH and 50% regular	30 - 60 mins	Varies	10 - 16
Premixed insulin lispro protamine suspension (intermediate-acting) and insulin lispro (rapid-acting)	Humalog Mix 75/25   Humalog Mix 50/50	75% insulin lispro protamine & 25% insulin lispro 50% insulin lispro protamine & 50% insulin lispro	10 - 15 mins	Varies	10 - 16
Premixed insulin aspart protamine suspension (intermediate-acting) and insulin aspart (rapid-acting)	NovoLog Mix 70/30	70% insulin aspart protamine & 30% insulin aspart	5 - 15 mins	Varies	10 - 16

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