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Originally Posted by ****  "spike" and "tail" - are these the same?
Are you referring to the length of time that the prime action of the insulin is evident in your system? Or, is "spike" and/or "tail" referring to insulin caused hypo effect?
I was thinking that "tail" refferred to the length and type of peak, i.e. really sharp peak and fast, or shallow peak and looong drawn out effectiveness. |
Spike is the peak of the insulin. This is where the insulin takes most effect.
The tail is referred to as the end action of the insulin. Basically where the insulin is almost completely exhausted, but yet still trails in the body a little.
A general though, very general, is that from injection to spike is where 50% of the insulin is used. This length of time is generally 60-90 minutes. Then the tail is where the last bit of insulin is used, generally the last 10% and will be basically hours 3-5 after injection.
Does that make sense? If not, I can find an insulin chart and graph it out for you.
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