Precautions when mixing types of insulin
When you are mixing types of insulin to be given in one syringe, follow these precautions.
- If you are mixing NPH and short-acting regular insulin, you can use it right away or refrigerate it to be used later.
- If you are mixing two different lente insulins, they will mix well.
- Insulin glargine (Lantus) and detemir cannot be mixed with other types of insulin. It also cannot be given in a syringe that has been used to give another type of insulin.
Do not mix human- and animal-source insulins in the same syringe.
| Author: | Douglas Dana Robin Parks, MS | Last Updated: August 15, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology | |
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