Process Description: Types of Insulin

In the mid 1990s, analog insulin is produced. This is obtained by changing the amino acid sequence. An analog insulin mimics the action of a normal insulin. This somehow "fools" the cell. Analog insulin clumps less and disperses more readily into the blood, allowing the insulin to start working in the body minutes after an injection. There are several different analog insulin. They are as the following:-

(1) Humulin insulin does not have strong bonds with other insulin and thus, is absorbed quickly. Glargine changes the chemical structure of the protein to make it have a relatively constant release over 24 hours with no pronounced peaks.

(2) Humalog is an insulin analog that is indicated in the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus for the control of hyperglycemia. It has faster onset and a shorter duration of action than human regular insulin. Patients with type 1 diabetes uses homalog in regimens that include a longer-acting insulin. However, patients with type 2 diabetes uses homalog without a longer-acting insulin when used in combination therapy with sulfonylurea agents. Humalog may be used in an external insulin pump, but should not be diluted or mixed with any other insulin when used in the pump [3].

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