👉🏻Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas no longer makes insulin. The beta cells have been destroyed and they need insulin shots to use glucose from meals.
👉🏻Type 2 diabetes, insulin is made, but bodies don't respond well to it. Some people with type 2 diabetes need diabetes pills or insulin shots to help their bodies use glucose for energy.
💉Insulin Types💉
💉Rapid-acting insulin, begins to work about 15 minutes after injection, peaks in about one or two hours after injection, and last between two to four hours.
Types: insulin aspart (Fiasp, NovoLog) Insulin glulisine (Apidra), and insulin lispro (Admelog, Humalog)
💉Regular or short-acting insulin usually reaches the bloodstream within 30 minutes after injection, peaks anywhere from two to three hours after injection, and is effective for approximately three to six hours.
Types: Human Regular (Humulin R, Novolin R, Velosulin R)
💉Intermediate-acting insulin generally reaches the bloodstream about two to four hours after injection, peaks four to 12 hours later, and is effective for about 12 to 18 hours.
Types: NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N, ReliOn)
💉Long-acting insulin reaches the bloodstream several hours after injection and tends to lower glucose levels up to 24 hours.
Types: degludec (Tresiba), detemir (Levemir), and glargine (Basaglar, Lantus)
💉Ultra long-acting reaches the blood stream in six hours, does not peak, and lasts about 36 hours or longer.
Types: glargine u-300 (Toujeo)
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