Two young athletes pose on a running track; the person in front wears a light sweatshirt with a visible Lipscomb logo, while the person behind flexes both arms in a dark sweatshirt.

Last April, 13-year-old Luke Mitchell had a routine well-child checkup at his pediatrician’s office in Nashville. The visit ended up being anything but routine. Instead of hearing that everything was OK and being sent on his way, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.