INS and type 1 diabetes mellitus: A study looking at the long-term outcomes of patients age 1 to 18 years with new-onset type 1 diabetes who received insulin initiation education in an outpatient vs inpatient setting showed no statistically significant difference in hemoglobin A1c values 1 year postdiagnosis.2 Furthermore, as expected, charges were lower for the same health care services (ie, diagnostic testing, hospital care, supplies, and pharmacy) for those treated in an outpatient setting.