As
with all medical alert dogs, Diabetic Alert Dogs are trained to smell the chemical body changes that occur as the insulin levels increase or drop.
Not exact matches
Assistance
dogs include guide or leader
dogs that guide individuals who are legally blind; hearing
dogs that
alert individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to specific sounds; and service
dogs for individuals
with disabilities other than blindness or deafness, which are trained to perform a variety of physical tasks, including, but not limited to, pulling a wheelchair, lending balance support, picking up dropped objects, or providing assistance in a
medical crisis.
If you already have a young
dog that has a natural
alert for your
medical conditions then that's definitely a time to not concern yourself
with looking for the traditional breeds.
A few years ago, there was a news story about a young girl
with mastocytosis whose
medical alert dog was scent trained to her severe reactions that present as anaphylaxis.
They provide highly competent service
dogs to recipients to assist
with physical limitations, mobility issues, various
medical alert services as well as many other issues.
We do not train Guide
Dogs for people who are blind, for seizure or diabetic
alert / response, to anticipate or detect
medical symptoms, for the primary benefits of emotional comfort, to recognize and / or manage undesirable human behavior, to provide supervision, navigation, or safety from environmental hazards, to respond aggressively, to provide personal protection or to assist
with the management of mental illness (such as PTSD, etc.) as a primary condition.
Train staff to be
alert to signs of respiratory infection, and provide written and oral instructions for all staff members and volunteers letting them know what to do if they notice a
dog with signs of respiratory disease (e.g. don't take that
dog for a walk, notify
medical staff, post a sign on the
dog's run)
That quality of the
dog's wanting to push into me
with his body tells me that the
dog will by nature be willing to issue his human a
medical alert cue, body to body, over and over again.
Once trained, this
dog will help the veteran
with his
medical alert for a seizure disorder, as well as his PTSD recovery.
Each year, Canine Assistants places between 75 and 100
dogs — free of charge — that serve as therapy
dogs, diabetic
alert dogs and epilepsy service
dogs.1 From mobility difficulties to
medical concerns, including epilepsy, diabetes and cancer, each
dog is matched
with a recipient for a lifetime of companionship and love.
We do not train Guide
Dogs for people who are blind, for diabetic
alert / response, to anticipate or detect
medical symptoms, for the primary benefit of emotional comfort, to recognize and / or manage undesirable human behavior, to provide supervision, navigation, or safety from environmental hazards, to respond aggressively, to provide personal protection or to assist
with the management of mental illness (such as PTSD, etc.) as a primary condition.