Insulin Compatibility
The following is a list of insulin compatibility in the same syringe:
Type of Insulin	Compatibile Insulins	Incompatibile Insulins
Aspart (Novolog)	NPH	Glargine (Lantus)
Lispro (Humalog)	NPH, Ultralente	Glargine (Lantus)
Regular	NPH, Lente, Ultralente	Glargine (Lantus)
NPH	Aspart, Regular, Lispro	Glargine (Lantus), Lente, Ultralente
Lente	Regular, Ultralente	Glargine (Lantus), NPH
Glargine (Lantus)	None	All Insulins
Ultralente	Lente, Lispro, Regular	Glargine (Lantus), NPH
Insulin Kinetics
Type of Insulin	Onset	Peak	Duration
Rapid Acting
Lispro (Humalog)	15 minutes	0.5-1.5 hours	6-8 hours
Aspart (Novolog)	30 minutes	1-3 hours	3-5 hours
Short Acting
Regular	30-60 minutes	2-3 hours	8-12 hours
Intermediate Acting
NPH	60-90 minutes	4-12 hours	24 hours
Lente	1-2.5 hours	8-12 hours	18-24 hours
Long Acting
Ultralente	4-8 hours	16-18 hours	> 36 hours
Glargine (Lantus)	1-2 hours	N/A	24 hours
Combination
Novolin 70/30 (Regular & NPH)	30 minutes	2-12 hours	24 hours
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