Insulin Analogs

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

What is an insulin analog?

Insulin analog is a chemically modified type of insulin to make it act faster or slower than the naturally produced insulin by our body. Development of the insulin that acts faster can be useful in the mealtime and the insulin that acts slower can help to take fewer injections.

Clinical insulin’s (manmade insulin) are prepared mixtures of insulin and other substances, including preservatives. Absorption of the insulin is delayed by adjusting the pH of the solution to reduce the reaction rate. This insulin’s are slight variations of the human insulin molecules, so called as insulin analogues.

They are name so because they are not technically similar to human insulin, but they are analogues and retain its glucose control functionality. These insulin analogues are rapid acting mimic human insulin or slow acting to retain insulin glucose lowering action for a longer time.

The commonly used insulin analogues are Fast-acting, Short-acting, Intermediate-acting, Ultra-long acting, and Combination insulin.

Available Insulin analogs

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.