title: Delayed onset of action of soluble insulin after premixing with U100 lente insulin.
abstract: In previous studies we demonstrated that mixing lente with soluble insulin of U40 strength in the syringe delays the onset of action of soluble insulin. Lente insulin of U100 as compared to U40 strength, contains a proportionally smaller amount of excess of zinc. The purpose of our study was to investigate the effect of premixing lente and soluble insulin of U100 strength on plasma insulin levels and glucose requirements during glucose clamping for 8 h in eight healthy volunteers. Soluble (0.22 U/kg) and lente (0.33 U/kg) insulin were administered once separately and once immediately after mixing in the syringe. In both instances the insulins were injected into two depots in contralateral thighs. The initial rise of plasma insulin levels from 0 to 2 h was not significantly different for both studies: from 11 +/- 1 to 25 +/- 4 mU/l and from 10 +/- 1 to 31 +/- 5 mU/l after premixing and separate administrations, respectively. However, the areas under the curves of the glucose infusion rates were significantly greater from 0 to 2 h after the separate injections of soluble plus lente than after premixing 3.25 +/- 0.70 vs. 1.84 +/- 0.56 mmol/kg, respectively (P less than 0.05). Plasma insulin levels and glucose requirements were significantly higher after premixing, compared with separate injections of soluble plus lente, from 300 to 480 and from 405 to 480 min, respectively. We conclude that mixing soluble with lente insulin of U100 strength in the syringe delays the onset of action of soluble insulin.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D049528:Insulin, Long-Acting / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D061389:Insulin, Regular, Pork; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D013594:Syringes
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D007328:Insulin; D049528:Insulin, Long-Acting; D061389:Insulin, Regular, Pork; C000006:insulin, neutral