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insulin [in-syoo-lin] Noun a hormone produced in the pancreas which controls the amount of sugar in the blood [Latin insula islet (of tissue in the pancreas)]
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| Her medications included furosemide, aspirin, pioglitazone, diltiazem, carvedilol and insulin aspart. The rapid-acting insulin analogs (aspart, lispro, and glulisine) and premixed insulin analogs (biphasic insulin aspart 70/30 and insulin lispro 75/25, used primarily for T2DM) offer the convenience and flexibility of dosing around meals (within 15 min as opposed to 30-45 min for regular human insulin or premixed human insulin). Starting patients with type 2 diabetes on insulin therapy using once-daily injections of biphasic insulin aspart 70/30, biphasic human insulin 70/30, or NPH insulin in combination with metformin. |
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