analogue insulins

analogue insulins
a group of relatively new insulin medications with a very fast onset of action. All members of this group are manufactured forms of human insulin, having had slight alterations made to the original amino-acid sequence in order to allow faster absorption from the injection site. The main advantage of these insulins is that they can be injected immediately before eating.

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