Table 2.

Pharmacologic characteristics of standard insulin and insulin analogs

Insulin	Onset of action (min)	Time to peak concentration (min)	Duration of action (h)
Short/rapid acting
Regular insulin	30–60	90–180	8–12
Insulin lispro	10–15	30–90	3–4
Insulin aspart	10–15	30–70	2–4
Insulin glulisine	10–15	30-90	3–5
Long acting
NPH	60–120	240–480	12–18
Insulin glargine	60–120	None	Up to 24
Insulin detemir	60–120	None	Up to 24