Onset
Peak
Duration
Mixing Insulins
Potpurri
100
This type of insulin releases slowly and steadily - does not have a specific timeframe when it starts to lower blood sugar
What is long-acting insulin (e.g., insulin glargine)?
100
This type of insulin does not have a specific time when it is most active - it releases steadily throughout the day.
What is long-acting insulin (i.e. insulin glargine)?
100
This type of insulin lasts 24 hours.
What is long-acting insulin (i.e. insulin glargine)?
100
The purpose/benefit of mixing different insulins in one syringe
What is to minimize the amount of injections a patient has to receive?
100
This adverse effect can occur if the injection site of insulin is not rotated
What is lipodystrophy?
200
This is the best time to give rapid acting insulin to a patient
What is with meals?
200
This type of insulin is most active 4-12 hours after injection.
What is intermediate acting insulin (i.e. insulin NPH)?
200
This type of insulin can last up to 24 hours.
What is intermediate acting insulin (i.e. insulin NPH)?
200
A type of insulin that CANNOT be mixed with other insulins in the same syringe.
What is long-acting insulins (e.g., glargine, determir)?
200
This is the only type of insulin that can be administered intravenously
What is regular insulin (Humulin R® , Novolin R®)?
300
This type of insulin takes approximately 15 minutes to start lowering blood sugar.
What is rapid-acting insulin (i.e. insulin lispro, insulin aspart)?
300
This type of insulin is most active 30 minutes to 3 hours after injection.
What is rapid-acting insulin (i.e. insulin lispro, insulin aspart)?
300
This is the amount of days that most insulin vials can be left at room temperature for.
What is up to 28 days?
300
This is the only type of insulin that can be mixed with short acting insulin
What is intermediate acting insulin (e.g., NPH)?
300
This class of medications can mask the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia
What are beta-blockers (e.g., metoprolol)?
400
This type of insulin takes approximately 1.5-4 hours to start lowering blood sugar.
What is intermediate acting insulin?
400
This type of insulin is most active 2-4 hours after injection.
What is short-acting insulin (i.e. insulin regular)?
400
This type of insulin last 3-5 hours.
What is rapid-acting insulin (i.e. insulin lispro, insulin aspart)?
400
This is the order in which insulins should be drawn up if they are to be mixed.
What is rapid/short acting insulin (clear) before intermediate -acting insulin (cloudy)?
400
A term that describes how much rapid-acting insulin is needed to "cover" the carbohydates in a meal or snack (i.e. how many grams of carbohydates will one unit of insulin cover)
What is insulin to carbohydrate ratio (ICR)?
500
This type of insulin takes approximately 30-60 minutes to start lowering blood sugar.
What is short-acting insulin (i.e. insulin regular)?
500
This effect/phenomenon is used to describe a normal early-morning increase in glucose, usually between 2 AM and 8 AM, in people with diabetes.
What is the dawn effect or dawn phenomenon?
500
This type of insulin lasts 6-8 hours.
What is short-acting insulin (i.e. insulin regular)?
500
The amount of time which a manually mixed intermediate and either rapid acting or short acting insulin solution must be administered by
What is 5-15 minutes?
500
A term that describes the amount of rapid-acting insulin needed to correct a blood glucose level (i.e. describes how much one unit of insulin lowers the glucose level by)
What is insulin sensitivity factor (ISF) or correction factor?