I am 36 years old and have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic. Here's a brief history. In 2002, I had a normal pregnancy and delivery with no elevated blood sugar or glucose in my urine. My baby weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. In November 2003, I had a marginally high random glucose test so my doctor did a two-hour glucose tolerance test. My fasting glucose was 92 mg/dl [5.1 mmol/L] and my two-hour glucose was 156 mg/dl [8.7 mmol/L]. My A1c was 4.8. I'm 5'4" tall and weighed 136 pounds at that time. I followed my doctor's suggestions and changed to a low-glycemic diet and cut out simple sugars (sugar, flour, potatoes and bananas). I also started a regular exercise program. I repeated the tests in May 2005. My fasting glucose was 120 mg/dl [6.7 mmol/L] and my two-hour glucose was 188 mg/dl [10.4 mmol/L]. My a1c was 5.9. My doctor wants me to repeat the tests in six months. I've been following the diet and exercise suggestions faithfully. I now weigh 128 pounds and run 25 miles a week. I'm frustrated that my "lifestyle changes" did nothing to improve or even maintain my blood sugars in the last 18 months and I'm scared about what the next tests will show. Is there anything I can do now to keep from deteriorating into full-blown diabetes?

Justin Delgado is husband to Kacie Doyle-Delgado, diagnosed at age 11. After more than a decade together, he considers himself to be an expert carb counter and Dexcom inserter. He graduated with his Master of Science in Finance from the University of Utah in 2013 and has been working in commercial banking since then. He attended his first Friends for Life conference in 2015 and is looking forward to volunteering with the teens.

Kacie Doyle-Delgado, MSN, APRN, NP-C, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 11 and attended her first Friends for Life conference in 2002. Since then, she has attended several FFL and regional conferences. She earned her BSN and her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT and she is currently enrolled in a DNP program. She works for Utah Physicians Care Center in a diabetes specialty clinic. Kacie lives in Salt Lake with her husband, Justin Delgado, and their dogs. She is looking forward to volunteering with the teens again.

Marissa Town, BSN, RN, CDE, graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and later earned her Certified Diabetes Educator credential. She has had type 1 diabetes since the age of two and has grown up with a passion for helping families living with diabetes. Marissa is currently working as a research nurse at Stanford University. She has always enjoyed working with families with diabetes at Children with Diabetes conferences, camps, and support groups. She and her husband Adam have two young children, Connor and Everly.