UK researchers have shown that in patients with type 1 diabetes who have well-trained medical alert "diabetes" dogs, the animals have greater sensitivity to changes in blood glucose than has been ...

MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) — Service dogs can help people with all sorts of medical needs, including alerting to the highs and lows of diabetes. In Madison, 5-year-old Paislee Landreth has a diabetes-alert ...

UPMC St. Margaret hospital nurse Randy Crim often is mistaken for a volunteer because of his 70-pound companion, a silver Labrador retriever named Linus. “When I walk into a patient’s room, they think ...

When people’s blood sugar levels drop, the scent of their breath changes — a change detectable by dogs. However, a study presented at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting showed a mixed ...

A Wrentham family acquired a diabetic alert dog to help monitor a 9-year-old girl's Type 1 diabetes. The service dog, named Dexter, is trained to detect high or low blood sugar levels by scent. A ...

For people with diabetes who take insulin, the risk of losing consciousness from low blood sugar is a constant fear. Devices called continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) can alert wearers to dropping ...

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas Valley preschooler is one step closer to having a custom-trained, life-saving dog. In about two or three months, four-year-old Kay Posey and her diabetic alert dog ...

MERIDIANVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One family in Meridianville is on a mission to help their daughter and her fight with a disease that has no cure. The Hall family is trying to get their daughter matched ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas family is hoping a specially-trained dog will protect their diabetic preschooler. At only three feet tall, four-year-old Kay Posey has a big enough personality to ...