Not all insulin types are the same. Pharmaceutical manufacturers make long-acting, intermediate-acting, and short-acting insulin options. If you do inject insulin, the best way to start a ...

The original rendition failed to mention the self-mixed/split regimen (in which the amounts of intermediate and short- or rapid-acting insulins can be adjusted independently of each other).

The FDA approved its short-acting insulin, Fiasp (insulin aspart injection) in September, and its long-acting insulin Tresiba (insulin degludec) got US approval late last year. [caption id ...