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List of Diabetic Medication -- Insulin
There are five classes of insulin available as an injection:
- Rapid-acting
- Short-acting
- Humulin® R
- Novolin® R
- Long-acting
- Premixed
- Insulin lispro protamine/insulin lispro (Humalog® Mix50/50, Humalog® Mix75/25)
- Insulin aspart protamine/insulin aspart (NovoLog® Mix 50/50, NovoLog® Mix 70/30)
- NPH insulin/regular insulin (Humulin® 70/30, Novolin® 70/30).
Other Injectable Diabetes Medications
Besides insulin, there are two other types of injectable diabetes medications:
- Incretin mimetics, including exenatide (Byetta®, Bydureon®), liraglutide (Victoza®), and dulaglutide (Trulicity™)
- Amylin analogues, including pramlintide acetate (Symlin®).
(You can learn more about these diabetes medications by visiting the eMedTV article Diabetes Drugs.)