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Remember the different insulin types by the various insect-syringes competing in a race through the air, on the ground, and in the water. Remember rapid acting insulin by the river-rapids insect-syringe. He wants his team to win so he convinces them to perform faster by throwing insect-syringes at them. On his team he has Insulin Lispro, trade name Humalog, shown by the insect-syringe lips-pro on the human-log, Insulin Aspart, trade name: Novolog, shown by the insect-syringe ass-parted-hair on the novel-log, and Insulin Glulisine trade name: Apidra, shown by the insect-syringe glue-lizard. The team captain for short acting insulin, the short insect-syringe, is encouraging Regular Insulin or Humulin R to speed up, shown by the regular-vial insect-syringe. Intermediate acting insulin,&nbsp;the in-the-middle insect-syringe, is&nbsp;in the middle with Isophane NPH or Humulin N on his team, depicted as the ice-fan on Neil-Patrick-Harris.&nbsp;Long Acting insulin, the long&nbsp;insect-syringe, is farthest along in the race, and is with the dead-meer cat, for Detemir, or Levemir. Another long acting insulin is&nbsp;Glargine, trade name: Lantus, shown by the Gargoyle-in-jeans with a Lance in hand to make it to the finish line.&nbsp; So remember, insulin types are broken down by their onset and duration of action. Rapid acting includes Lispro, Aspart and Glulisine. The class of short-acting insulins include regular insulin&nbsp;while Isophane NPH is considered intermediate acting. Long acting insulins include Detemir, or Levemir, along with Glargine, which is also known as Lantus.

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River-rapid Insect-syringe

Rapid Acting

Insulin Lispro is most likely which of the following types?

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Insect-syringe Lips-pro on Human-log

Insulin Lispro (Humalog)

Which of the following medications is associated with rapid acting insulin?

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Insect-syringe Ass-parted-hair on Novel-log

Insulin Aspart (Novolog)

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Insect-syringe Glue-lizard

Insulin Glulisine (Apidra)

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Short Insect-syringe

Short Acting

Regular Insulin is most likely which of the following types?

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Regular-vial Insect-syringe

Regular Insulin (Humulin R)

Which of the following medications is associated with short acting insulin?

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In-the-middle Insect-syringe

Intermediate Acting

NPH Insulin is most likely characterized as which of the following types?

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Ice-fan on Neil-Patrick-Harris

Isophane NPH (Humulin N)

Which of the following medications is associated with intermediate acting insulin?

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Long Insect-syringe

Long Acting

Detemir Insulin is most likely characterized as which of the following types?

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Gargoyle-jeans with Lance

Glargine (Lantus)

Which of the following medications is associated with long acting insulin?

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Dead-meer cat

Detemir (Levemir)

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It's a beautiful day for an insect-syringe race, and there can be only one winning team. The river-rapid team captain wants to win, and his team is known as being fast, but having short duration. He wants to shake this reputation and shoots his crew with insect-syringes to make them work harder, like the lips-pro on the human-log and the ass-with-parted-hair on the novel-log. These logs roll fast, so the glue-lizard makes sure it won't fall off, securing its feet. This short insect-syringe has a napoleon complex, and wants to prove all the doubters wrong. He wasn't tall enough to ride, so he harnesses his anger and launches his regular-guy insect-syringe with all the might his short body can muster. The in-the-middle insect-syringe is the true cinderella story, emerging from the competition, competing with his ice-fan to cool NPH and prolong his performance. It's a feel good story with a team you want to root for, but unfortunately, NPH couldn't go the distance. Now, the long insect-syringe is the most disciplined captain of them all, and he's got a performer he can count on;&nbsp;Nevermind that he had to run over a&nbsp;dead-meer cat&nbsp;to take the lead. The&nbsp;gargoyle in jeans uses his lance to reach for the victory! Nevermind that he had to run over a&nbsp;deed&nbsp;meer cat&nbsp;to take the lead.&nbsp;

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