Two Different Brands/Types of Insulin; How they Compare and How They Contrast!

For the disorder of diabetes, there are several different types of insulin that people with this disorder can do for treatment of their disorder. The types' consist of: rapid-acting, short-acting, intermediate-acting, long-acting, and pre-mixed. Along with the several different types of insulin that can be used to treat diabetes, there are also several different brands of insulin. Some of these brands consist of insulin made by the following companies: Novolin, Lilly, and Lantus. Novolin makes Novolog, Lilly makes Humalog, and Lantus makes Apidra.

Now, let's talk about two of these brands; Novolog & Humoalog are alike. Both of the insulins are man-made insulins. Another way that these two products are alike is because they are both considered as rapid-acting insulins. The third way that these two products are alike is because they are both used to cover meals and snacks and to lower high blood sugars.

Although, these two products have some similarities, there are also some differences between the two products. Novolog is more appealing to the customer because it starts working faster than Humalog. In a recent study found on, http://www.diabetesnet.com/, Novolog reaches its peak at 52 minutes where as Humalog reaches its peak at 75 minutes. Another difference, is that the FDA has reccommended and approved that Novolog should be used in insulin pumps because its works at a faster rate.

As you can see, there are similarities and differences between these two products. Now, the next question is how did I come up with this thought process. First, I came up with the topic of doing my blog over two different brands of insulin because I recently had to prepare a presentation over this topic. After I conducted my question, I created a Google Custom Search Engine, and came up with a list of websites that includes information about diabetes. The link to my custom search engine is: http://www.google.com/cse/manage/create/3?cx=002008913936411000852:vjeic6mww9w. The link that I used for the information in this blog was: http://www.morefocused.com/articles/diabetes/types-of-insulin.php. From these links, I found reliable information over this topic and I have supported this by citing sources.