Becker's Hospital Review

Are diabetes alert dogs helpful in detecting hypoglycemia?

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 ...
Medscape

Aiming to Detect Hypoglycemia, Diabetes Dogs May Bark Too Often

NEW ORLEANS — Specially trained service dogs are often able to detect hypoglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes, but in terms of accuracy, a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is a patient's better ...
UPI

Dogs may help detect hypoglycemia in diabetes patients, study suggests

CAMBRIDGE, England, June 27 (UPI) --Dogs may be able to help prevent type 1 diabetes patients' blood sugar levels from dropping dangerously low by detecting the start of a hypoglycemic episode with ...
FiercePharma

Lilly Supports Research to Determine What a Dog's Nose Knows About People with Diabetes and Severe Hypoglycemia

Lilly and ICAN begin research to probe changes in human sweat, detectable by dogs, that signals low sugar in people with T1 #diabetes Lilly supports a volunteer program where employees help reinforce ...
Mental Floss

Scientists May Have Discovered How Dogs Sniff Out Hypoglycemia

Diabetes alert dogs are some of the unsung heroes of the medical world: They enthusiastically work for free (or, rather, for treats), and they’re miraculously able to sniff out low blood sugar, ...