Examples of premixed insulins include:
- Humulin 70/30, Novolin 70/30 and Humulin 50/50: These are mixtures of intermediate and short acting insulin.
- Humalog Mix 75/25 and Novolog Mix 70/30: These are mixtures of intermediate and rapid-acting insulin.
Premixed insulin is a combination of two insulins mixed together: one insulin that is short-acting (for example regular insulin, R) or fast-acting (for example insulin lispro or insulin aspart), plus one insulin that is intermediate-acting (for example protamine insulin, NPH, N; insulin lispro protamine; insulin aspart protamine). One example of a premixed insulin product is Novolin 70/30 insulin, which is 70% Novolin N plus 30% Novolin R. Since the mixture is 100 units per m.l, each ml. of Novolin 70/30 contains 70 units of Novolin N plus 30 units of Novolin R. Another group of premixed insulin products is the newer premixed insulin group. These are Novolog 70/30, Humalog 75/25 and Humalog 50/50. Novolog 70/30, for example, contains 70% insulin aspart protamine and 30% insulin aspart.
Talk to your doctor or healthcare provider about the benefits of each type of insulin and which will work best for you.
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