my wife was only 30 years young when told she was diabetic put straight on insulin and left to her own devices on asking questions the doctors told her "if i start explaining diabetes in depth it would take days and probably scare you to death " there wasnt the same internet access 16 yrs ago as there is now she was insulin resistant which wasnt really recognized back then so her suger levels were always out of control so with no proper support from docs or dns she though whats the point she didnt feel ill n the insulin made her feel poorly so disided to stop injecting she is now BLIND . has neuropathy .avd vomits at least 3 to 5 days a week... she is only 46yrs old and gets so depressed its heart breaking so anyone who is thinking of stopping there treatment take note it could happen to YOU !!!!!!!! " she stopped her insulin because she was worried that she had put too much weight on and now thats the least of her worries "