Diabetic Alert Dogs
Having Diabetes is a life changing condition that many people suffer from in the world. Having a dog that can reliably alert you to your blood sugar level can help individuals regain their independence in daily life. LASD utilizes scent training to teach our dogs to accurately detect changes in blood sugar levels, often before automated devices can pick up on it. Having this degree of detection, always walking at your hip, gives many people the confidence to get back to activities that were once hindered. Little Angels works diligently to place dogs with those who suffer from Diabetes.
See below to learn more about how a Diabetic Alert Dog can help you!

Commands
Alert & Scent Training
First and foremost, we train our diabetic alert dogs in scent training. We focus on teaching them how to pick up the scent or rising or dropping blood sugar levels. Once the dog recognizes this scent, it is taught to alert the person. The dog may even be able to pick up on the change in sugar levels before the handler does, making it easy for them to mitigate the symptoms prior to any serious reaction.

Commands
Vest/Advanced Retrieval

Commands
Bracing for Balance
Some individuals with diabetes may experience issues with balance as their blood sugar levels change. In that case, we teach our dogs to ‘brace’ in order to prevent their handler from falling, or to help them stand up or sit down if they are not feeling well.

Commands
Opening and Closing Doors

Commands
Dial
If something were to happen, and the handler was alone and needed to contact emergency services or family members, our dogs can be taught to dial a button that immediately contacts up to 5 different phone numbers at the same time. An automated message would play on the other end, so that someone would be coming to help as soon as possible.
