Insuman Basal | |
NPH/Isophane by Aventis | |
intermediate-acting | r-DNA/GE/GM |
U100 | Isophane |
Line | Insuman |
Also known as | N/A |
Similar to | |
Action in cats | |
Action in dogs |
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Use and Handling | |
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Type | cloudy |
Shelf Life | 24 months |
When opened | 4 weeks room temp. |
In pen | 4 weeks room temp. |
Notes |
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This is Aventis' brand name for its NPH/isophane suspension insulin[4][5][6], which is intermediate-acting.
Both Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly produce similar insulins under the names Novolin N, Insulatard[7], Protaphane[8], Humulin N[9][10] and Humulin I[11][12][13].
Like all other isophane/protamine suspended insulins, it is a crystalline suspension with protamine.
Technical details[]
This type of insulin tends to have an onset of 2-4 hours, a peak action of 4-10 hours, and a total duration of 10-20 hours, in humans.
These times seem to be similar in dogs, but considerably compressed in cats, possibly because of cats' faster metabolism.
Cats seem instead to experience a 1-2 hour onset, a peak action of 4-6 hours, and a total duration of 8-12 hours maximum, according to user surveys on Felinediabetes.com
Further Reading[]
References[]
- ↑ Insulins-North American Veterinary Conference-2005
- ↑ Selecting an Insulin for Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs & Cats-Nelson-OSU Endocrinology Symposium 2006-Page 41
- ↑ Insulins-North American Veterinary Conference-2005
- ↑ Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC) UK-Patient Information Leaflet-Insuman Basal
- ↑ Insuman Prescribing Information
- ↑ Aventis Poster-Insuman & Lantus Insulins
- ↑ EMEA Scientific Discussion-Insulatard
- ↑ EMEA Scientific Discussion-Protaphane
- ↑ US FDA-Humulin N
- ↑ Humulin N NPH/Isophane Human Insulin Remedyfind.com
- ↑ Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC) UK-Patient Information Leaflet-Humulin I
- ↑ Humulin I Prescribing Information
- ↑ Lilly EU/UK Product Sheet & Time Activity Profiles