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A health care provider prescribes short-acting insulin for a patient, instructing the patient to take the insulin 20 to 30 minutes before a meal. the nurse explains to the patient that humulin-r, taken at 6:30 am will reach peak effectiveness by:

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8:30 AM-- usually, because it's short-acting insulin, it will be most effective two or three hours after administered.
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