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 In emergency treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Short acting

Regular insulin

 Taken hour or more before meal

 Subcutaneous administered in ordinary

maintenance regeims

Intermediate acting

NPH insulin Neutral protamine Hagedorn insulin

Long acting

Galargine insulin

Production  By bacterial recombinant DNA technology

Mechanism

Same as insulin (tyrosine kinase receptor)

Insulin toxicity

 Hypoglycaemia  excessive insulin effect

 Insulin induced immunologic complications  formation of
antibodies to insulin

 Allergic reactions

Non-insulin anti-diabetic drugs

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Pharmacology Mnemonics and Short Notes By Muhammad Ramzan Ul Rehman