insulin

Question 1

overall grouping of insulin

Answer 1

prandial insulin

basal insulin

Question 2

what is prandial insulin

Answer 2

shorter acting insulin- take at meal times to increase insulin to break down the extra glucose you have consumed

Question 3

what is basal insulin

Answer 3

longer acting insulin that maintains insulin over fasting states- sleep etc

Question 4

types of prandial insulin

Answer 4

analogue insulin

soluble insulin

Question 5

difference between the types of prandial insulin

Answer 5

analogue insulin- faster acting, modied soluble insulin- certain polypeptide changes to make it better

soluble insulin slightly slower acting

Question 6

onset of action for prandial insulin

Answer 6

analogue insulin- 10-15 mins

soluble insulin- 15-30 mins

Question 7

duration of prandial insulin

Answer 7

analogue insulin 4-5 hrs

soluble insulin 5-8hrs

Question 8

examples of analogue prandial insulin

Answer 8

glulisine - apidra
aspart- novorapid
lispro- Humalog

GAL (ANH)

Question 9

examples of soluble prandial insulin

Answer 9

humalin s
actrapid

HA

Question 10

types of basal insulin

Answer 10

isophane basal insulin

analogue basal insulin

Question 11

examples of isophane basal insulin

Answer 11

insulatard

Humulin 1

Question 12

examples of analogue basal insulin

Answer 12

lantus (glargine)

Levemir (determir)