Diabetic warning dog
Diabetic Warning Dogs are assistance dogs that can detect dangerous fluctuations in blood sugar levels in diabetics . They are specially trained to diabetics through learned behavior a sub or hyperglycemia display.
Working method
The dogs can perceive hypoglycaemia or hypoglycaemia in the diabetic. However, they cannot rely on smell alone. In addition, they bring the diabetic blood glucose meter and, in the case of hypoglycemia, the corresponding carbohydrates (juice, glucose, cola). You will learn to wake up diabetics and relatives in the event of hypoglycaemia at night and generally to get help in an emergency.
education
The training of diabetic warning dogs has existed in Germany since 2007. In the USA, Australia, Sweden, the Netherlands and Great Britain this specialized training has partly existed since 2003. The training of diabetic warning dogs is now also offered in Austria and Switzerland.
Individual evidence
- ↑ K. Dehlinger, K. Tarnowski, JL House, E. Los, K. Hanavan, B. Bustamante, AJ Ahmann, WK Ward: Can Trained Dogs Detect a Hypoglycemic Scent in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes ?. In: Diabetes Care. 36, 2013, pp. E98 – e99, doi : 10.2337 / dc12-2342 .
literature
- M. Chen, M. Daly, N. Williams et al: Noninvasive Detection Of Hypoglycaemia Using A Novel, Fully Biocompatible and Patient Friendly Alarm System. In: British Medical Journal. 321 (7276), 23/30. December 2000, pp. 1565-1566. (English) PMID 11124176 , PMC 27564 (free full text)
- DL Wells, SW Lawson, AN Siriwardena: Canine responses to hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes. In: J Altern Complement Med. 14 (10), Dec 2008, pp. 1235-1241. PMID 19040375