Type 2 since i was referring to type 2 diabetes, it was on 2013 and before that he did not have retinopathy. His kidney function were not that bad for his age in his 60s it was around 60. His only complication was gradual neuropathy loss of fillings in his toes. Thats after 25 years of living with type 2 dibetes. He exercised alot.how old was your father when he started on insulin, and how long had he been diabetic at that point? Was he a type 2, a type 1, or LADA or MODY?