Insulin Types and Administration

Duration of Glargine (Lantus)

• Up to 12 hours

• Up to 24 hours

• Up to 36 hours

• Up to 48 hours

Memory Tip: "Lispro lifts sugar fast—serve with food, not fasted!"

• Lispro (Humalog) – Rapid-acting

• Lispro (Humalog) – Long-acting

• Lispro (Humalog) – Intermediate-acting

• Lispro (Humalog) – Slow-acting

Onset of Glargine (Lantus)

• 30 minutes

• 1-2 hours

• 4-6 hours

• 12-24 hours

Administer right before meals or with food tray in sight.

• Lispro (Humalog) – Rapid-acting

• Glargine (Lantus) – Long-acting

• Detemir (Levemir) – Intermediate-acting

• Regular Insulin – Short-acting

Memory Tip: "NPH = Not Particularly Handy—peaks at odd times." What type of insulin is NPH?

• Short-acting

• Long-acting

• Intermediate-acting

• Rapid-acting

Administration frequency for Glargine (Lantus)

• Once daily, same time each day

• Twice daily, morning and evening

• Every other day

• As needed based on blood sugar levels

Mixing Glargine (Lantus) with other insulin

• It can be mixed with regular insulin.

• It can be mixed with NPH insulin.

• Do not mix with any other insulin

• It can be mixed with rapid-acting insulin.

Onset: 15 minutes | Peak: 1 hour | Duration: 2-4 hours

• Lispro (Humalog) – Rapid-acting

• Glargine (Lantus) – Long-acting

• Aspart (Novolog) – Rapid-acting

• Detemir (Levemir) – Long-acting

Peak of Glargine (Lantus)

• 2-4 hours

• No peak

• 4-6 hours

• 1-2 hours

NPH insulin has a unique appearance.

• Appears clear

• Appears cloudy

• Appears yellow

• Appears pink