I am 23 and have had type 1 diabetes since I was eight years old, with good control, for the most part. My A1cs usually stay in between 6.7 and 7.0, with which my endocrinologist has always been fine. Recently, my husband and I have wanted to start having a child. My endocrinologist said that I was okay for the process and saw no reason as to why I cannot further pursue a child. On the other hand, my gynecologist said I should not think about this until I get my A1c under 6.0, otherwise, I am opening myself up for a mass amount of complications. Who is right? I do not want to put myself, or the child, at risk, but I know that there will always be a risk associated with pregnancy. I just don't want to add to that possible risk. So, should I wait until my A1c is under 6.0 or would it be okay to purse a pregnancy with my current A1cs?

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.