# Active Insulin Time (Duration of Insulin Action?) Basics For an Experienced Diabetic Noob

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**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/active-insulin-time-duration-of-insulin-action-basics-for-an-experienced-diabetic-noob/4568 "2018-07-24T16:30:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/active-insulin-time-duration-of-insulin-action-basics-for-an-experienced-diabetic-noob/4568/20 "2019-04-23T12:23:20Z")

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> [@elver](#):
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> FWIW, mine’s 3.25. I use this number in the face of all logic because the bulk of my bolus is done by then. An insulin tail is just extra goodness. OK… Enough

I am proud to say, and I hope @Eric is listening, I do 3.5 hours _strictly_ because my endo told me to. It’s one of the very, very few things left that she gets to hold onto. 😁 Well, that, and all the prescription power and all my copays and now a global fee I will be handing over to her at every appointment… but that’s _it_.

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