First of all, take a deep breath and relax. Really.

Type 1 diabetes involves the gradual loss of insulin-producing ability.
(Someone else will interpret the GAD test; I'm going to stick to more
basic stuff). The older you are when your pancreas decides (erroneously)
that you don't really need it, the slower the loss. The thing is, when
you start taking insulin before your innate insulin production stops,
things get erratic. You're not stressing your pancreas as much, so
there's some recovery. This is referred to as "honeymoon". It can make
it really hard to predict how much insulin you need. If you are, indeed,
in honeymoon, it *will* end, and your injected insulin needs will be
more predictable. Type 2 diabetes, in contrast, is a problem processing
insulin. It takes a type 2 much more insulin to metabolize a given
amount of carbs. When newly diagnosed type 2s are given insulin (it's
not normally the first line of attack, but look for Chris J's posts), my
impression is that it's a lot more than 6u.

The T1s here will give you a lot more insight into insulin dosing, but I
don't think anything you've posted contradicts your doctor's diagnosis.
However, diabetes is a condition where the patient does all the heavy
lifting, with the doctor's advice (and prescriptions). If you don't feel
that your doctor is taking your concerns seriously, your second priority
should be to get a new doctor. (Your first is to get control of your
blood sugar!). You might want to simply ask for a referral to an
endocrinologist, especially one who specializes in diabetes.

Finally, relax and stick around.

when i was first diagnosed with diabetes i took
TWO units of Regular insulin and Four units of NPH
insulin to cover breakfast and lunch....... dinner
was another 2 units of Regular insulin with 2
units of NPH for overnight

small doses of insulin don't mean you are type 2
rather than type 1..... more the opposit.......
small doses mean type 1 diabetic

kate (type 1 18 years)

There are complicated medical tests to tell which type of diabetes one
is. Even competent medical personnel couldn't diagnose over the
Internet, and those who hang out here aren't.
One possibility is to follow your doctor's advice closely. If that
relieves your symptoms, then he's probably right. If that relieves your
symptoms, for that matter, it's all you need -- the diagnosis matters
only for the treatment.
If it doesn't relieve your symptoms, then your doctor might be more
amenable to finding out whether you're type 2.
In any event, the first treatment for type 2 diabetes is to reduce your
caloric input (and eat small individual meals when you do eat -- don't
skip meals) and increase your exercise. That's something you can do
without a doctor's prescription, and it would be good for you whether
you are type 2 or not.

Hey teedee

I was DX'd T2 back in may with a fbg over 200 and an A1c of 10.1.

7 months later, I'm now 40 and well controlled on Metformin.  BTW, at
DX, my BMI was 25.9; now I'm 23.6, and my last A1c was 5.0.

Here's how my doctor decided I was T2:  he put me on the most
conservative treatment plan -- Metformin -- and it worked.  To him, that
means I'm T2.  However, for my body type and family history, I am atypical.

There is a risk (oldAl pointed it out to me, IIRC) that I may be a
honeymooning T1.  But that's what my meter is for.

mt