Definition of "glulisine" []

• A rapid-acting insulin analogue. (noun)

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• "Lantus® (insulin glargine [rDNA origin] injection) once-daily and Apidra® (insulin glulisine [rDNA origin] injection) before meals reported improved patient reported outcomes and decreased glycemic variability versus premix analog insulin."
• "But the bigger advantage for the developed world is that this insulin analogue, because it is a single-chained molecule, it is also extremely rapidly-acting -- supposedly much faster than today's first-generation insulin analogues such as insulin lispro or glulisine."
• "The company is also doing a number of research trials comparing their additives to regular insulin, as well as insulin lispro, aspart and glulisine."