# So how bad is Novolin R really?

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/so-how-bad-is-novolin-r-really/1967>\
**Category:** Insulin\
**Created:** [September 13, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/so-how-bad-is-novolin-r-really/1967 "2017-09-13T18:02:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/so-how-bad-is-novolin-r-really/1967/5 "2017-09-13T19:37:35Z")

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> [@Pianoplayer7008](#):
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> Do you really have to pre-bolus 30mins-1hr before eating?

I don’t feel competent to talk about Novolog R when we have people who have lived it for many years time, such as @drbbennett !

But we pre-bolus all the time! I thought this was a great question, so [I made a wiki for you](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-pre-bolus-a-necessary-technique-for-flatlining/1969).

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