I was diagnosed way back in 74. I was put on insulin imediatly. It was in the spring and as I recall I was on about 8 units of NPH. 1 shot a day. I was extremly active during the summer and actually went off insulin. I don't remember how this was determined because we did not have blood glucose moniters back then, just urine testing In the fall when I went back to school I went back on insulin and have been on it ever since. Coming up on 35 years soon.