insulin
Insulin isophane
Controls blood sugar in diabetes. This molecule appears in 17 of the medicines we have indexed.
Do you need a supplement? No.
No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.
Do you also take another treatment?
By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
- Class
- insulin injectable antidiabetic
- Indexed medicines
- 17
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
What this medicine is for
It is a medicine in the “insulin (injectable antidiabetic)” category. Injectable insulin replaces or supplements the hormone that the body no longer produces in sufficient amount, to keep blood sugar in a safe range.
In practice: Controls blood sugar in diabetes. It is generally taken over the long term, with regular follow-up, and it is not stopped on one’s own initiative.
The name on your box may be here.
These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.
Most widespread
- MIXTARD
- UMULINE NPH
- HUMULINA
- INSUMAN BASAL
- INSUMAN COMB
- POLHUMIN N
- UMULINE PROFIL
See all names, country by countryHide the list by country
France5
- INSULATARD
- MIXTARD
- UMULINE NPH
- UMULINE PROFIL
- UMULINE NPH KWIKPEN
Spain8
- HUMULINA
- INSUMAN BASAL
- INSUMAN COMB
- MIXTARD
- HUMULINA NPH
- HUMULINA NPH KWIKPEN
- INSULATARD
- INSULATARD FLEXPEN
Switzerland3
- INSULATARD HM
- INSULIN LILLY HUMINSULIN BASAL CARTOUCHES
- INSULIN LILLY HUMINSULIN BASAL KWIKPEN STYLO PRÉREMPLI
Poland1
- POLHUMIN N
One answer out of three.
The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.
- Our formula31 molecules
- An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
- Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
In the same family
Do you also take another treatment?
Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.
For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.