INSULIN (onset, peak, duration)
What is the onset of Humalog?
15 to 30 minutes
What is the duration for an intermediate-acting insulin (i.e. NPH)?
16 to 24 hours
What is the duration of insulin glargine?
18 to 24 hours
How long will Novolog remain in the blood?
3 to 6 hours
When is the onset for Humulin R (regular insulin)?
30 minutes to 1 hour
When do the rapid-acting insulins reach their peak in the bloodstream?
30 minutes to 2.5 hours
What is the duration of regular insulin (short-acting)?
6 to 10 hours
The nurse knows that NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N) reaches its peak at this time interval...
6 to 14 hours
What is the onset for Lantus or Levemir?
70 minutes
Name 3 types of rapid-acting insulins
lispro (Humalog) aspart (Novolog) glulisine (Apidra)
When can the nurse expect the long-acting insulins to peak?
there is no peak.
A nurse administers NPH to a client. When will it start working?
1 to 2 hours
When do the short-acting (regular) insulins reach their peak?
1 to 5 hours
Name the intermediate-acting insulins
NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N)
Name the short-acting insulins
Regular insulin (Humulin R, Novolin R)
Name the long-acting insulins
detemir (Levemir) glargine (Lantus) degludec (Tresiba)
