# The Power of PreBolusing w Novolog (Flatliners: Look Away, Please....) **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Created:** [March 3, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-prebolusing-w-novolog-flatliners-look-away-please/6852 "2019-03-03T19:35:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jbowler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-prebolusing-w-novolog-flatliners-look-away-please/6852/21 "2019-03-06T02:29:10Z")
Yes, there can be no argument; pre-bolusing is a requirement for carbohydrates if you use Humalin or Lispro. I guess the jury is out for Afrezza; I haven’t tried it so I can’t offer an opinion. So far as people who might wish to stop me eating are concerned, regardless of how they might seek to achieve their evil aims, they forget, I am a totally focused diabetic monster, their schemes are as nought, and when I am really annoyed I eat all their food too. ---
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-prebolusing-w-novolog-flatliners-look-away-please/6852/22 "2019-03-06T02:56:09Z")
> [@jbowler](#): > > I guess the jury is out for Afrezza It’s fast for us. Like, make real sure the food is ready, fast. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![jbowler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-prebolusing-w-novolog-flatliners-look-away-please/6852/23 "2019-03-06T03:54:24Z")
Most of the time I _post_bolus, so the food is already there and the BG is rising. I should probably try it. ---
**Author:** ![Pianoplayer7008](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/pianoplayer7008/32/1507_2.png) [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-prebolusing-w-novolog-flatliners-look-away-please/6852/24 "2019-03-06T04:04:33Z")
I postbolus with Afrezza. I wait to see the rise on my Libre (or sometimes use The Force if I “feel” it rising before it shows up). I started out dosing it right before my first bite, and I would frequently go low before I would start rising from the food - I start rising within 15-30 minutes, depending on the food, so the 10-12 min action time was too soon if I did it right then. ---
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-prebolusing-w-novolog-flatliners-look-away-please/6852/25 "2019-03-06T07:08:48Z")
We’ve had the occasion where the Afrezza is out of the system before the food really takes effect. That sucks. But it is a great tool to have on hand when there’s a stubborn high or fast carbs for dinner. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lh378](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/lh378/32/601_2.png) [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-prebolusing-w-novolog-flatliners-look-away-please/6852/26 "2020-03-23T03:54:41Z")
At the risk of sounding ignorant about pre bolusing - If at time=0, my BG is 100, I inject my insulin. At t= 15 minutes, my BG = 95. Is the pre bolus 15 minutes because there is a decrease in BG ? [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-prebolusing-w-novolog-flatliners-look-away-please/6852.md?page=1)