A patient comes to the diabetes educator and asks about changing his insulin. The patient explains that his occupation takes him on long international flights and he does not want to administer insulin on the plane
What kind of insulin would the diabetic nurse educator seek an order for? A) Lispro (Humalog)
B) Glulisine (Apidra)
C) Ultralente (Humulin U Ultralente)
D) Aspart (NovoLog)
C
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Ultralente has a duration of 20 to 36 hours and a peak time of 10 to 30 hours. This would prevent him having to administer insulin on the airplane. Lispro has a duration of 2 to 5 hours and a peak time of 30 to 90 minutes. Glulisine has a duration of 1 to 2.5 hours and a peak time of 30 to 90 minutes. Aspart has a duration of 3 to 5 hours and a peak time of 1 to 3 hours. The last three insulin types mentioned in this Rationale would likely require administration on long plane flights.
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