[middnite03]

this depends on which dr you ask,... you you do become a type one after a while, (your body does not make insulin anymore), (in some people) some say they you are a type 1, and it just took along time for your cells to stop making insulin, others will call you a type 1.5 which means you not only make no more insulin, but also have insulin resistance. when I was diagnosed at 7 years old, I was able to use oral meds for 2 years, which ment I was dx'd as a type 2, it was 2 years later that I went on insulin. some people have lasted as long as 4 to 5 years this way, but all in all no matter how your termed or dx'd, if you do not make insulin you are a type 1, and that also means you can have type 2 issues like insulin resistance.....

hope I did not confuse you more...