| Are Alert Dogs Truly Helpful to Diabetic Patients? | | Print | |
| Written by Julia Hanf | ||||
| Friday, 21 March 2008 | ||||
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Dogs have been proven to have the ability to sense changes in a diabetic's blood sugar levels. Dogs are already active in assisting the deaf, the blind, and helping other physically disabled persons. By using their keen sense of smell, a dog can sense when their owner's blood sugar levels are dropping and give an early warning alert. Dogs for Diabetics most commonly use the breed of Labrador retrievers that do not graduate from guide dog training. The reason that they didn't graduate are usually tasks that are important for a working guide dog, such as not wanting to go out into the rain or not stepping onto an escalator. These non-graduate dogs then undergo a training program that is similar to the program used to train narcotics or explosive sniffing dogs. These two year old canines undergo three to four months of training that teaches them to detect scent samples of low blood sugar levels. They are then taught to detect that same scent on humans and alert people nearby by holding a soft tube, which hangs from around their neck, in their mouth. Many people were in doubt when these detecting dogs were announced few years ago as the glucose sensing machines were coming soon as well. The finding of fact was in the favor of the dogs. Dogs are very sensitive to detect changes in human almost 5 to 45 minutes before and its just because of the odor that they detect. Dogs are so helpful in warning their owners to take the necessary steps for precautions. Even till today the scientists are unsure about this characteristic of dogs that how exactly they can sense changes in the human yokefellows. No one exactly is aware that how the scent is created or which chemicals creates that scent which dogs are able to detect and this great ability of dogs gives great support to the diabetic families whether that's parents of young kids or old people living alone. In the United States, there are over twenty million adults and children with diabetes. Diabetics need to test their blood regularly to avoid highs or lows that can cause organ failure. There is a ninety percent accuracy level for the dogs that have completed training successfully. Due to either mechanical malfunction or other problems interfering with the accuracy of the glucose sensors, more and more diabetics are expressing interest in these specially trained companions. There is still many mysteries surrounding what these dogs are actually sensing when a person's glucose level drops. Research is ongoing to find out whether dogs are able to reliably detect dangerous drops in glucose levels in the blood. The hope is to find out exactly what the dogs are sensing, then officially recognize and train them to perform as an early warning system for their diabetic companions. About the Author: Julia Hanf author of the book How To Play the Diabetes Diet Game and Win Through a real life crisis Julia figured out how to live diabetes free. Visit http://www.yourdiabetescure.com and learn more about your solution for diabetes.                  Only registered users can write comments.  Add as favourites (0) |  Quote this article on your site | Views: 86
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