Duration of Insulin Action: Percentage
30% Humalog each hour, which is gone in 3.5 hours
Example: rapid/short acting insulin (Humalog®)
Original bolus Units of insulin left after:
amount 1 hr 2 hrs 3 hrs 4 hrs
1 unit---- 0.7-- 0.4-- 0.1----0
2 units ---1.4-- 0.8-- 0.2----0
3 units ---2.1-- 1.2-- 0.3----0
4 units ---2.8-- 1.6-- 0.4----0
5 units--- 3.5-- 2.0-- 0.5----0
6 units--- 4.2-- 2.4-- 0.6----0
7 units--- 4.9-- 2.8-- 0.7----0
8 units--- 5.6-- 3.2-- 0.8----0
9 units--- 6.3-- 3.6-- 0.9----0
10 units-- 7.0-- 4.0-- 1.0----0.