Carman, in the time frame that you are talking of I don't think the Army would have accepted a diabetic knowingly. A little story if I may. Two of my brother in laws went to join the Army in 1942. One was like me 5'-7" and 150 lbs. The other was 6'-1" and 190 lbs. The smaller man was accepted and trained as a gunner, he ended up in the Argyles as a section leader and was wounded. The bigger man was rejected and returned to civie street. Two years later he was drafted and sent overseas to England where he spent most of his time in a hospital. This man was so bad he could not get insurance before or after his time in the Army. My father who joined arround the same time was 54 and lied about his age and ended up going to India. Go figure.