When Should Short Acting Insulin be Given ?

Dr. Om J. Lakhani

MBBS, MD, DNB (Endo), Specialty Certificate in Endocrinology from RCP, UK

Short acting insulin should ideally be given at least 30 minutes before the meals.
Rapid acting insulin analogues are given 10-15 minutes before meals.
Ultra-short acting (or Utra-Rapid insulin) can be given 5 minutes before meals or even after the meal has been taken.

Also see : Where do you Inject Insulin?

References:

https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/25/suppl_1/s112

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