Mastocytosis Detection
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Mastocytosis Detection
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LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
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Actually dogs have been trained to detect severe hypoglycemic drops or high blood sugars that happen with diabetics, particularly at night. When a diabetic (type 1) goes into ketoacidosis, the breath is slightly sweeter and dogs are trained to sniff the cues for either high or low sugar. There is technology today (a sensor) that eliminates the needs for dogs.
I am not surprised that dogs continue to be of use in medicine. They do, after all, have a 1000 times more acute sense of smell than we do. We can only imagine what they CAN smell!
Great story.
Monique
I am not surprised that dogs continue to be of use in medicine. They do, after all, have a 1000 times more acute sense of smell than we do. We can only imagine what they CAN smell!
Great story.
Monique
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Coming into the story a little late...
A friend has diabetes. She has had two retired greyhound racers as pets who were able to detect her low blood sugar. They had no training whatsoever. A couple of others didn't notice it like those two did.
I once had a greyhound who kept poking at my left abdomen. Donchta know - I needed to have the left ovary removed. He quit doing it after that. Why I love dogs so much although I have a "greyt" love of greyhounds. :)
A friend has diabetes. She has had two retired greyhound racers as pets who were able to detect her low blood sugar. They had no training whatsoever. A couple of others didn't notice it like those two did.
I once had a greyhound who kept poking at my left abdomen. Donchta know - I needed to have the left ovary removed. He quit doing it after that. Why I love dogs so much although I have a "greyt" love of greyhounds. :)
Also have sleep apnea