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Diabetes control
Hi. I wanted to know within how much time does an insulin dose starts its effect after being administered. The patient has been on diabetes tablets and has not taken insulin earlier.
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Dr. Sheetal Aversekar
Diabetologist
14 yrs exp
Mumbai
It depends on the type of insulin. It can range from 10 minutes to 2 hrs. The duration of action can last 4 hours to 24 hours for the commonly used insulins
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