Question: what are some basal insulins?
Answer: Intermediate-acting. NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N). This can start working as quickly as an hour or two. ...  Long-acting. Detemir (Levemir) and glargine (Basaglar, Lantus). These take about 2 hours to get into your bloodstream. ...  Ultra-long-acting. Degludec (Tresiba) and glargine u-300 (Toujeo).