Dogs Can Smell Diabetes
November 25, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
“Anecdotal reports suggest that some dogs can perform early warning of hypoglycemia by using their sense of smell to sniff out if their owner’s blood sugar levels are dropping,” Dr Wells said.”
This is interesting enough if it proves to pan out. Just imagine if dogs could really be trained to have this type of powerful sniffer! That would be brilliant. You could have a k-9 companion and peace of mind.
A Side note: This photo is a picture of our 12 year old black lab that passed away last week. She was our first “baby”.
via BBC
I wholeheartedly believe it. Proof? I have none, haha, I just place a lot of…well, I don’t know what the word is, but I tend to believe – or at least give a lot of consideration to – much of what I hear about animals. I’ve also heard they can “smell” cancer.
Oh, P.S. I know I’ve told you before, but I want to tell you again how sorry I am for the loss of your doggie
*hugs*
Oh my gosh, that’s absolutely fascinating! I do hope it’s true!
I’m so sorry to hear about your sweet lab, she looks so pretty in her picture!
I have a golden named Spiffy. – Gotta love the retrievers!
We have one of these dogs..and they really do work.
We have one of these dogs….and we love her/ they really do work.
Remarkable Dog Helps Keep Boy Alive | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
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I know, I have heard stories like this in the past. Thanks for your warm words as well. We miss our Kelsey, especially the girls.
This is not new news! Molly with the blog Dam Diabetes has a dog that smells her hypos. Dixie is wonderful! I am surprised you didn’t know this! The down side is that such dogs are extremely expensive!
Nope, sorry I didn’t know of Dixie the dog. I actually have never seen the site before, but I will check it out now. Though not new news, certainly interesting…:)
where can you get a leader dog for dietbetes?
I have had Type 1 Diabetes since age 9 and my Keeshond has awaken me many times when my blood sugar is low. Dogs sense many things.