Types of Insulin Injections: The six main types of insulin are: *.Rapid-acting analogue - can be injected just before, with or after food. It tends to last between 2 and 5 hours and only lasts long enough for the meal at which it is taken. *.Long-acting analogue - is usually injected once a day to provide background insulin lasting approximately 24 hours. *.Short-acting insulin - should be injected 15-30 minutes before a meal, to cover the rise in blood glucose levels that occurs after eating. It has a peak action of 2-6 hours and can last for up to 8 hours. *.Medium-acting and long-acting insulin - are takenonce or twice a day to providebackground insulin or in combination with short-actinginsulins/rapid-acting analogues. Their peak activity is between 4 and 12 hours and can last up to 30 hours. *.Mixed insulin - is a combination of medium-acting and short-acting insulin. *.Mixed analogueis a combination of medium-acting insulin and rapid-actinganalogue. Tasaduk Hussain
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