Dogs for Diabetics

Diabetics Warning dogs (german diabetes alert dog ) are assistance dogs that can detect potentially dangerous fluctuations in blood sugar levels in diabetics. They are specially trained to indicate to the diabetic hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia by a learned behavior.

The dogs can smell the smell of a hypo and hyperglycemia in breathing and perspiration of the diabetic. They also bring to the diabetic 's blood glucose meter and appropriate carbohydrates (juice, grape, cola ) in hypoglycaemia. They learn to awaken the diabetics and members at night hypos and basically to get help in an emergency.

Training

The training of diabetic warning dogs there are in Germany since 2007. In the United States, Australia, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom this specialized training since 2003 there is already partially. Also in Austria and Switzerland, the training of diabetic alert dogs is now available.