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)