Clinician's Pocket Drug Reference 2008

Tables 231TABLE 5Comparison of Insulins (See also page 122)Onset Peak DurationType of Insulin (h) (h) (h)Ultra RapidApidra (glulisine) Immediate 0.5–1.5 3–5Humalog (lispro) Immediate 0.5–1.5 3–5NovoLog (insulin aspart) Immediate 0.5–1.5 3–5RapidRegular Iletin II 0.25–0.5 2–4 5–7Humulin R 0.5 2–4 6–8Novolin R 0.5 2.5–5 5–8Velosulin 0.5 2–5 6–8IntermediateNPH Iletin II 1–2 6–12 18–24Lente Iletin II 1–2 6–12 18–24Humulin N 1–2 6–12 14–24Novulin L 2.5–5 7–15 18–24Novulin 70/30 0.5 7–12 24ProlongedUltralente 4–6 14–24 28–36Humulin U 4–6 8–20 24–28Lantus (insulin glargine) 4–6 No peak 24Combination InsulinsHumalog Mix 0.25–0.5 1–4 24(lispro protamine/lispro)