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What are intermediate-acting insulins?
NPH (neutral protamine Hagedorn) and Lente insulin are intermediate-acting, starting to work within one to three hours and lasting up to 18-26 hours.
Can NPH be given IV?
NPH is a suspension. Only solutions should be given intravenously.
What is the Peak action of insulin?
It depends on which insuline... There's many formulation available now (NPH, rapid, regular, etc..) But "regular" insuline as a peak action of 2-4 hours, with an effect after 30-60 minutes.
What does NPH stand for?
Neutral Protamine Hagedorn
When drawing up NPH insulin do you shake the bottle or gently rotate the bottle?
Gently rotate the bottle with the NPH insulin content. DO NOT shake the bottle.
What are the types of insulin?
regular, nph, glargazine, novilog
Is Regular Insulin and NPH insulin the same thing?
NPH is a long acting insulin that peaks 8 hours after administration. Regular insulin is fast acting that peaks 30 minutes after administration. Regular insulin should be taken before meals.
Can NPH and Regular insulin be mixed?
yes...because regular insulin and Isophane Insulin(NPH) is a human-made form of insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced naturally by pancreas
With NPH insulin when are snacks encouraged?
whenever you want.
How many units of NPH U-100 are in 0.5ml?
50
What is the peak time when administering regular insulin and NPH insulin?
the peak time for Regular insulin is 4 hours and the peak time for NPH is 8 hours. I take both of them.
When mixing regular and nph insulin which do you draw up first?
Draw up the regular insulin first. You always want to go from clear to cloudy. Also, you do not want the NPH insulin mixing into the regular insulin, therefore the regular insulin should be drawn up before the NPH (long-acting) insulin.
