Insulin Quiz: Do You Know Onset, Peak & Duration?

1. Which insulin type has an onset of 10–15 minutes and a peak of 1–2 hours?

Regular insulin

Insulin lispro

Insulin glargine

Insulin NPH

2. Insulin glargine is classified as which type of insulin?

Rapid-acting

Short-acting

Long-acting

Intermediate-acting

3. Regular insulin typically reaches its peak effect within how many hours?

0.5–1 hour

2–4 hours

6–10 hours

18–24 hours

4. Which insulin formulation provides relatively steady glucose coverage for 24 hours?

Insulin aspart

Insulin detemir

Insulin NPH

Regular insulin

5. Insulin NPH has an onset of 1–3 hours and a duration of approximately how long?

4–6 hours

8–12 hours

16–24 hours

24–30 hours

6. Rapid-acting insulins (lispro, aspart, glulisine) are typically administered how long before meals?

30 minutes before

15 minutes before

At the time of the meal

1 hour after meals

7. True or False: Insulin degludec is a rapid-acting insulin with a peak of 1–2 hours.

True

False

8. Which insulin type is most appropriate for basal (background) glucose control?

Regular insulin

Insulin glargine or detemir

Insulin lispro

Insulin aspart

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10. True or False: Insulin NPH is a clear, homogeneous solution that requires no resuspension before injection.

True

False

11. Which insulin has a duration of action typically lasting more than 24 hours without a pronounced peak?

Insulin glargine U-100

Insulin degludec

Insulin NPH

Regular insulin

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13. Which of the following insulins would be least suitable for correcting a hyperglycemic episode requiring immediate action?

Insulin lispro

Insulin glargine

Insulin aspart

Insulin glulisine

14. True or False: Insulin detemir has a longer duration than insulin glargine U-100.

True

False

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Insulin Quiz: Do You Know Onset, Peak & Duration?

1. Which insulin type has an onset of 10–15 minutes and a peak of 1–2 hours?

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2. Insulin glargine is classified as which type of insulin?

3. Regular insulin typically reaches its peak effect within how many hours?

4. Which insulin formulation provides relatively steady glucose coverage for 24 hours?

5. Insulin NPH has an onset of 1–3 hours and a duration of approximately how long?

6. Rapid-acting insulins (lispro, aspart, glulisine) are typically administered how long before meals?

7. True or False: Insulin degludec is a rapid-acting insulin with a peak of 1–2 hours.

8. Which insulin type is most appropriate for basal (background) glucose control?

9. Insulin aspart has an onset of approximately 10–20 minutes. This classifies it as ____.

10. True or False: Insulin NPH is a clear, homogeneous solution that requires no resuspension before injection.

11. Which insulin has a duration of action typically lasting more than 24 hours without a pronounced peak?

12. Regular insulin is administered _____ minutes before meals for optimal glucose control.

13. Which of the following insulins would be least suitable for correcting a hyperglycemic episode requiring immediate action?

14. True or False: Insulin detemir has a longer duration than insulin glargine U-100.

15. Insulin glargine U-300 differs from U-100 primarily in that it has a slower absorption rate and _____ duration.