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Approximate Action times of Dr B's prefered Insullin
Source: "Diabetic Solution",Berstein,Little Brown and Co, New York, 2007, p. 269
			Action time after injection(1)
Generic name of insulin	USA Brand name	Designation	Action Starts	Action Ends	If Dose < 6 unints Action Ends by Adam-dmer
Aspart(2) Lispro(3) Glulisine	Novolog Humalog Apidra	Most-rapid-acting(6)	20 minutes	6-7 hours (but assume 5 hours)	1.5 hours
Regular(3) (crystaline)	Humulin R Novolin R Relion R	Rapid-acting	45 minutes 45 minutes 30 minutes	8-10 hours or more (but assume 5 hours)	2 hours
NPH(4)(3) (cloudy)	Humulin N Novolin N	Intermediate-acting	2-3 hours	12 hours if injected in the morning 8 hours if injected at Bedtime	?
Detemir(3) Glargine	Levemir Lantus(5)	Long-acting	Slowly over 4 hours	18 hours if injected in the morning 8-9 hours if injected at bedtime(apparent)	?

(1) Doses exceeding 7 units will usually start sooner,       last longer, and act less predictably than smaller doeses (2) Aspart is not quite as rapid in its action       as lispro or glulinise. (3) Can be diluted for use by children. (4) Doses of NPH that exceed 7 units may       have a peak action at about 8 hours after injection (5) Patients of Dr Bermstein report that       Lantus does not remain stable past its       expiration date. Hence, Dr Bernstein now       recomends using Levemir which is very stable       and will last more than one month. (6) Fast acting inslin can boost regular insulin 30% or more

Humulin R unabsorbed insulin chart
Units of Humulin R	0.8 hour	0.6 hour	0.4 hour	0.1 hour hour	0.0
1.00	0.80	0.60	0.40	0.20	0.00
2.00	1.60	1.20	0.80	0.40	0.00
3.00	2.40	1.80	1.20	0.60	0.00
4.00	3.20	2.40	1.60	0.80	0.00
5.00	4.00	3.00	2.00	1.00	0.00
6.00	4.80	3.60	2.40	1.20	0.00
7.00	5.60	4.20	2.80	1.40	0.00
8.00	6.40	4.80	3.20	1.60	0.00
9.00	7.20	5.40	3.60	1.80	0.00
10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00	2.00	0.00

Humalog unabsorbed insulin chart
Units of Humalog	.7 hour	.4 hour	.1 hour	.0 hour
1.00	0.70	0.40	0.10	0.00
2.00	1.40	0.80	0.20	0.00
3.00	2.10	1.20	0.30	0.00
4.00	2.80	1.60	0.40	0.00
5.00	3.50	2.00	0.50	0.00
6.00	4.20	2.40	0.60	0.00
7.00	4.90	2.80	0.70	0.00
8.00	5.60	3.20	0.80	0.00
9.00	6.30	3.60	0.90	0.00
10.00	7.00	4.00	1.00	0.00

How the AMA does it... AMA...Reglar Insulin...Sliding Scale
Blood Glucose	Mild	Moderate	Severe
61-150	0	0	0
151-200	2	3	4
201-250	3	5	7
251-300	5	7	10
301-350	7	9	13
351-400	9	11	16
>400	11	13	19

One unit of Humalog insulin will lower my blood sugar:	points mmol

One unit of Humalog insulin will lower my blood sugar:	points mmol
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One unit of Regular insullin will lower my blood sugar:	points mmol

One unit of Regular insulin will lower my blood sugar:	points mmol
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My current bs is:	points mmol
My bs goal:	points mmol
One unit of humalog insulin will raise my bs:	points mmol
Evening Primose Oil(EPO):	No, I am not taking a EPO capsule with this meal.
	Yes, I am taking   1 2 3 4 capsules of EPO 500 1100 1300 Other units
	with my meal which will boost my Humalog insulin: %