Actions- Insulins

Question	Answer
Insulin lispro (humulog) clear	rapid-acting, 5 min onset, 30mn-90mn peak, 3-4 hrs duration
Insulin aspart (novolog) clear	rapid-acting, 5-10mn onset, 1-3hr peak, 3-5hr duration
Regular (novolin R) clear	short-acting, 30min-1hr onset, 2-3hr peak, 3-6hr duration
NPH (Humulin N/ Novolin N), cloudy	intermediate-acting, 2-4hrs onset, 4-10peak, 10-16 duration
Lente (Humulin L/Novolin L) cloudy	intermediate-acting, 3-4hr peak, 4-12 peak, 12-18hr duration
Ultralente (Humulin U) cloudy	long-acting, 6-10hr peak, 10-16hr peak, 18-20hr duration
Insulin glargine (Lantus), clear	long-acting, 1hr onset, no peak, 24hrs duration