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Drug factsInsulin Comparison Chart
Insulin Name When does it start working? (onset) When will the effect be the greatest? (peak) How long will it lower blood glucose? (duration) Notes for Use Cost estimate Rapid Acting Lispro (HumalogTM) <15 minutes 0.5-3 hours* 3-5 hours If mixing with NPH, rapid acting insulin should be drawn into syringe first. Mixture should be…
Jul 16, 2017
Drug factswhat does insulin do to the body ? [Video]
When you hear the word insulin you may think of a drug taken by people who have diabetes either type 1 or type 2. Yes this is true, but what you may not know that insulin is already one of hormones secreted by your body. Insulin is important to the body, insulin allows the…
Dec 25, 2015
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What do you need to know about insulin formulations ?
There are three main characteristics of insulin : ** update: an insulin comparison chart article written in 2017 with downloadable file : Click Here Onset which is the length of time before insulin reaches the bloodstream and begins its intended action. Peak time which is the time during which insulin is at its maximum strength…
Aug 15, 2015
News & UpdatesHappy day for Sanofi new drug Toujeo®
Sanofi , France based company got FDA approval of its new drug Toujeo®. Toujeo is once daily insulin based on widely used insulin glargine. February 27, 2015 , Sanofi announces a positive opinion from European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommending approval of Toujeo injection for treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. Toujeo showed…
Feb 27, 2015
News & UpdatesNovoNordisk announces positive results with oral semaglutide
Novonordisk the leading Danish company for producing anti diabetic drugs announces positive results for phase II testing of the oral hypoglycemic semaglutide. In the trails semaglutide appeared to be safe and well tolerated with nausea and vomiting diminished over time. “We are very pleased with the results of this trial confirming the potential…
Feb 21, 2015
Drug factsNew promising treatment for Diabetes
Doctors in china discovered a new interesting technique to treat diabetic patients in brief , They make a surgical procedure in which they take some blood from the patient , extract stem cells from WBCs then , these stem cells are injected to his sick pancreas making it activated again and able to secret insulin…
Dec 7, 2010
GeneralHow to make a Urine analysis report
Doctors can learn a lot about patients from their urine, Urine analysis help in detecting kidney diseases , diabetes , Bilharziasis , Ketosis , drug abuse, and many other disorders . I – Preparing a Urine sample : A- The most popular technique for getting some urine is the clean-catch method, – The urethral opening…
Oct 27, 2010
GeneralHow to Give an insulin Injection
Where is insulin injected ? Insulin is injected subcutaneously – into the fat layer just under the skin – If the syringe needle is injected too deep and reached the muscle, the insulin will be absorbed too fast as all the administered dose will move Quickly into the blood stream . Common sites…
Oct 24, 2010