short-acting insulin

Introduction

Table

Preparation	Onset (hr)	Peak (hr) Duration (hr)
Lispro	15-30 min	0.5-2.5	3-6.5
Aspart	10-20 min	1-3	3-5
glulisine	10-15	1-1.5	3-5
Regular	0.5-1	2.5-5	6-8

More general terms

• insulin analog (synthetic insulins, recombinant insulins)

More specific terms

• glulisine (Apidra)
• insulin aspart (NovoLog, Fiasp)
• insulin inhalation (Exubera, Afrezza)
• insulin patch
• lisproinsulin (Humalog, Lispro, Admelog, HumaPenn Memoir, HumaPenn Luxura HD, Humalog U-200 KwikPen)

Additional terms

• long-acting insulin