I am glad Sandra saw this thread. She was ENORMOUSLY HELPFUL to me when Trevor was first diagnosed. Yes my boy was one of the lucky ones. He too spent a week in the hospital to get regulated, and then I only had to give him insulin for a couple of weeks. That was last summer and since then he has been maintained solely on Purina DM (the same as Mr. B) and is doing just fine! A good side effect of this food is that Trevor has slimmed down to a steady 16 lbs. (he was 19-20 lbs.) at one point, and his fur is gorgeous and, believe it or not, he is shedding a lot less. I kid you not! Tell Danielle to take heart. Hearing that diagnosis is scary at first but, one day at a time, and it can be managed.