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What is Insulin lispro and explain in detail?
Insulin lispro, sold under the brand name Humalog among others, is a modified type of medical insulin used to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Typically it is taken around the time of eating. It is used by injection under the skin or within an insulin pump. Onset of effects typically occurs within 30 minutes and lasts about 5 hours. Often a longer-acting insulin like insulin NPH is also needed.Common side effects include low blood sugar. Other serious side effects may include low blood potassium. Use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is generally safe. It works the same as human insulin by increasing the amount of glucose that tissues take in and decreasing the amount of glucose made by the liver.Insulin lispro was first approved for use in the United States in 1996. It is a manufactured form of human insulin where an amino acid has been switched. In 2019, it was the 65th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 11 million prescriptions.

Medical uses
Insulin lispro is used to treat people with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes. People doing well on regular insulin should not generally be changed to insulin lispro.

Side effects
Common side effects include skin irritation at the site of injection, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, and lipodystrophy