Healthy Blood Sugar Slowly

The organization known as Dogs for Diabetics trains dogs to respond to low blood sugar levels in humans. When the blood sugar of a person with diabetes gets too high or too low, the trained dog can sense it and warns the person. Trainers think the dogs are picking up the scent created by chemical changes in the body, but this explanation has not been confirmed.

It takes up to two years and $20,000 to train a dog for this purpose. A fully trained dog is correct 90 percent of the time. The dog may jump up and rouse the diabetic out of sleep or put its head or paws in the owner’s lap until the person eats something to alter blood sugar levels. For more information, go online to: .