Nursing
Diabetes Mellitus Medications
Insulin
Type Name Onset Peak Action Duration
Rapid Acting
Insulin
Short Acting
Insulin
Intermediate
Acting Insulin
Long Acting
Insulin
Ultra Long
Acting Insulin
Option Bank:
30-90 min 36+hrs 3-5 hrs 15-30 min 5-7 hrs Peakless 1-2 hrs
2-3 hrs No Peak 6 hrs 24 hrs 30-60 mins 1 hr 4-6 hrs
14-24 hrs
Glargine (Lantus)/Detemir (Levemir Glargine u-300(Toujeo)
Insulin Isophane/Humulin N/ Novolin N Regular Insulin/Humulin R/Novolin R
Human insulin/ lispro (Humalog)/Novolog