When people’s blood sugar levels drop, the scent of their breath changes — a change detectable by dogs. However, a study presented at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting showed a mixed ...

Newsweek spoke to 13-year-old Dobie's owner and a vet to find out if canines can teach themselves to become diabetes-alert ...

Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs) are specially trained dogs that assist people with diabetes in monitoring their blood sugar levels. These dogs are trained to detect changes in blood sugar levels and alert ...

A Woodford County family is raising money for a diabetic alert dog to help protect their 8-year-old daughter with Type 1 ...

A Wrentham family acquired a diabetic alert dog to help monitor a 9-year-old girl's Type 1 diabetes. The service dog, named Dexter, is trained to detect high or low blood sugar levels by scent. A ...

People with Type 1 diabetes manage their condition by constantly monitoring their blood sugar levels. Technology like continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and insulin pumps provides data and dosing, but ...

UK researchers have shown that in patients with type 1 diabetes who have well-trained medical alert "diabetes" dogs, the animals have greater sensitivity to changes in blood glucose than has been ...

(ABC) – Aiden Heath has been saving his pennies since he was four. Just after he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Aiden Heath shares, “Then I realized that there’s these dogs that help you with ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas Valley preschooler is one step closer to having a custom-trained, life-saving dog. In about two or three months, four-year-old Kay Posey and her diabetic alert dog ...

In October 2025, Aubrie Lewis arrived early to pick up her 5-year-old son, Wells, from preschool. Along for the ride was the family’s 2-year-old English cocker spaniel, Ducky, who also doubles as her ...

GREECE, N.Y. – An 8-year-old girl in Greece is raising money for a diabetic alert dog through a lemonade stand this Sunday. Victoria Munno, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes three years ago, is hosting ...