How does long-lasting insulin work?

Question

I used to use regular short-acting insulin and would take multiple shots over a day as my blood glucose fluctuated. Now I take one shot and it lasts all day. How does that work?

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Answer 1

Long acting insulin molecules like each other very much and need a lot of convincing before your body can steal one away and use it for itself

Short acting insulin molecules hate each other and would gladly let themselves be stolen by your body to be used immediately