Hi I'm living proof Type 1 is not a "respecter" of age. I was diagnosed at age 55 years two years ago. No history of Type 1 or 2 in my family. A week before being taken to hospital in an ambulance with DKA I had been perfectly healthy apart from needing to go to the loo more often and drinking for England with an unquenchable thirst that was my first and only signs things were not right. The hospital recommended I start on 2 injections a day, but after 3 weeks I was switched to one injection of Lantus per day and Nova Rapid to cover meals, so at least 3 of those a day. also take 1 500 tablet of metformin SR per day with all the wonderful stomach side effects that comes with. This does give a fair amount of flexibility and does allow for correction doses, but I'd still rather not be a diabetic.