The onset of action and duration of action are two very important factors in the case of insulin and both are having their own advantages in maintaining the blood sugar level. As per duration of action is concerned long-acting insulins are beneficial as they do not show any peak and on other hand control the blood sugar level throughout a day. Insulin degludec and Insulin detemir are two such long-acting insulins discussed in this article. Insulin detemir is a long-acting human insulin for maintaining a basal level of insulin.
With a once daily or twice daily dose which lasts for 24 hrs with little or no peaks. Insulin degludec is an ultra-long-acting insulin which can last up to 42 hrs with a single dose in a day. Due to low peaks and longer duration of actions both minimizes the risk of low sugar level between the meals. Indication: Both, Insulin detemir and Insulin degludec are…
