I am sorry about your diagnosis but I really doubt they diagnosed you correctly. Like others have said, those with type 2 only very rarely go into DKA. Often times, docs diagnosis those who are adults as having type 2 because they believe only children get type 1 but that is false. About 50% of all those newly diagnosed with type 1 are adults, and many of them were first incorrectly diagnosed as having type 2 just because of their age. It seems like only those adults who are underweight have any chance at all of being correctly diagnosed with type 1. I suggest you ask them to run a C-peptide test, which will show how much insulin you are producing and the results will give them a pretty good idea of what type you are. If the results are in the normal to high range, that is type 2, if the results are in the very low to 0 range, that is type 1 when one hasn't had type 2 for many years prior. Also, have the run antibody tests, ALL of them. If your C-peptide results show little to no insulin is being produced, the antibody tests are not really necessary if they change your diagnoses to type 1, but if they don't, or your C-peptide test is inconclusive, you must insist on those antibody tests being done. Not everyone who has type 1 will have each of the anti-bodies, so that is why they must test for all of them as 95% of those with type 1 will have at least 1 on the antibodies for it. If you are type 1, you really need to know as soon as possible, as it changes everything. Type 1 and type 2 are totally different diseases and nothing that applies to the treatment for type 2 applies in treating type 1. With type 2, they will be working to get you off insulin, and if you are type 1, going off of insulin is deadly. This is not a popular opinion among those with type 1, but I feel that type 1 is way easier to deal with and treat than type 2 is. No, with type 1, you can never go off of insulin, so that is a drawback, and there are a few other downside, but for the most part, it can be much easier to live with and get the tools you need to keep your levels in the healthy range and manage it. There are a lot of things that are done differently with type 1 than with type 2, including the way you can eat with type 1 than when one is trying to control type 2. With type 1, you can pretty much eat whatever and whenever you want once you are on the correct insulins using the current and most effective method of treatment, insulin to carb ratio, and that can make life a lot easier. Like I said, that is not a popular opinion among those with type 1, but this opinion does belong to one with type 1, and one who also knows a lot about type 2. I am type 1, my husband is type 2, and I would much rather have type 1. In any case, you need those tests to know for absolute certain what type you are as your life literally depends on it. Good luck to you.