13th November 2020

A 15-year-old girl is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus following a week in which she was very unwell

A 15-year-old girl is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus following a week in which she was very unwell. She is started on a basal-bolus insulin regimen as per NICE guidelines. This involves a rapid-acting insulin bolus before meals commonly known as Actrapid, and a long-acting insulin that she takes twice daily. 

For the patient above, please select which ONE of the insulins is being alluded to in the question. Select ONE option from the list above.