4.5.4.0 Pre­mixed In­sulin

Pre­mixed in­sulin prod­ucts con­tain both a basal and pran­di­al com­po­nent, al­low­ing cov­er­age of both basal and pran­di­al needs with a sin­gle in­jec­tion. The NPH/Reg­u­lar pre­mix is com­posed of 70% NPH in­sulin and 30% reg­u­lar in­sulin. The use of pre­mixed in­sulin prod­ucts has its ad­van­tages and disad­van­tages, as dis­cussed below in COM­BI­NA­TION IN­JECTABLE THER­A­PY.