Types of Insulins

The aim of insulin therapy is to provide insulin so that it will mimic the normal 'physiological' insulin levels in the body which are normally stable until a meal is eaten. With each intake of food, the levels of insulin increase. Insulin treatment aims to reproduce these levels.

Different types of insulin preparations are distinguished by the speed at which the injected insulin is absorbed from the layer under the skin and into the blood (onset of action) and by the time it takes for all the injected insulin to be absorbed (duration of action).              

 Insulin Analogues

 Human Insulins

•  Rapid-acting insulin

•  Short-acting insulin

•  Long-acting insulin

•  Intermediate-acting insulin

•  Pre-mixed insulin