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Name rapid acting insulin:
- lispro (Humalog)
- aspart (NovoLog)
- glulisine (Apidra)
- clear
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Rapid acting insulin onset, peak, duration:
- lispro (Humalog)
- aspart (NovoLog)
- glulisine (Apidra)
- clear
- onset: 10-30 min.
- peak: 30 min 3 hours
- duration: 3-5 hours
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Short acting insulin onset, peak, duration:
- Regular (Humulin R, Novolin R)
- clear
- onset: 30 min. 1 hour
- peak: 2 5 hours
- duration: 5 8 hours
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Intermediate acting insulin onset, peak, duration:
- NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N)
- cloudy
- onset: 1.5 4 hours
- peak: 4 12 hours
- duration: 12 18 hours
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Long acting insulin onset, peak, duration:
- glargine (Lantus)
- detemir (Levemir)
- clear
- onset: .8 4 hours
- peak: no pronounced peak
- duration: 24 + hours
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What insulin cannot be mixed with other insulin?
Neither Lantus nor Levemir can be mixed with other insulin.
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