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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

PAWS & Applause, held at Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center, is the organization’s signature southeast Michigan fundraiser. The ...

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

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It's no secret that service animals are highly intelligent and diligent, but one woman has been left stunned by her son's ...

(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 ...

“I trust him and his nose more than anything else,” a North Carolina mother tells PEOPLE of her son’s diabetic alert dog Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE ...

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 ...