My college aged son has had type 1 diabetes since age 4. He has been on insulin pump therapy for over 10 years. His A1cs usually are 6.5 to 7.5. He is active and has generally good health. This fall, his A1c has gone up to above 8, and he has had a problem that appears unrelated to the diabetes; he has developed several cysts (testicular, earlobes, soft tissue). He sees an endocrinologist for his diabetes care quarterly, but when away at college, goes to the general practitioner (GP) at student health. The GP had a testicular cyst ultrasound done and they determined it was nothing to worry about. Now, with the other cysts popping up, and a higher than usual A1c, I am worried there could be some underlying cause, such as an infection or cancer. He can't get in to see his endocrinologist until March. Is there any urgency to this situation? Is there any known connection between cysts and type 1? My son is very independent. I am asking just to offer him more information so he can decide what additional check up, if any, he needs.

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.