Rapid acting onset, peak, duration
5-15 onset, 30-60 min peak, 2-4 hour duration
Rapid acting examples
lispro, aspart, glulisine
Short acting onset, peak, duration
1-1/2 hour onset, 2-3 hour peak, 4-6 hour duration
Short acting examples
regular, Humalog R, Novolin R, Ilentin Regular
Intermediate acting onset, peak, duration
2-4 hour onset, 4-12 hour peak, 16-20 hour duration
Intermediate acting examples
NPH
Very long acting onset, peak, duration
1 hour onset, continuous peak, 24 hour duration
Very long acting examples
glargine/Lantus, detemir,/Levemir