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First pediatric diabetes mobile unit in country helps St. Louis-area families who are struggling

Louis Davenport, 10, and Dr. Melanie Bryan, Washington University pediatric endocrinology fellow, celebrate his excellent A1C reading during an appointment aboard the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Healthy Kids Express Diabetes mobile unit while it’s parked outside his school, Independence Elementary, in Weldon Spring on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
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Louis Davenport left his fourth grade class at Independence Elementary on Wednesday and climbed onto a giant motorhome outside his school’s front door, where he now gets his recommended doctor visits for his type 1 diabetes.

Inside, a test measuring the average amount of sugar in in his blood over the past three months — known as A1C — revealed his dropped nearly a whole percentage point since his last visit.