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Split or mixed -- NPH with rapid-acting (eg, lispro, aspart, or glulisine) or regular insulin before breakfast and supper
Split or mixed variant -- NPH with rapid-acting or regular insulin before breakfast, rapid-acting or regular insulin before supper, and NPH before bedtime (the idea is to reduce fasting hypoglycemia by giving the NPH later in the evening)
Multiple daily injections (MDI) -- A long-acting insulin (eg, glargine or detemir) once a day in the morning or evening (or twice a day in about 20% of patients) and a rapid-acting insulin before meals or snacks (with the dose adjusted according to the carbohydrate intake and the blood glucose level)
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) -- Rapid-acting insulin infused continuously 24 hours a day through an insulin pump at 1 or more basal rates, with additional boluses given before each meal and correction doses administered if blood glucose levels exceed target levels Join our USMLE STEP 1 prep zone: https://www.facebook.com/groups/730000020375744/754520191257060
