#diabetes alert dog

[mr-divabetic]

We're talking about coping with diabetes, and depression during the holidays on December's Divabetic podcast with musical inspiration from Leona Lewis.

[adamslinks]

Diabetic Alert Dogs of America

At Diabetic Alert Dogs of America we provide individuals and families that are challenged by Diabetes with world-class Service Dogs.

Diabetic Alert Dogs of America

Our Mission To provide individuals and families that are challenged by Diabetes with world-class Service Dogs. These service dogs provide quality of life by creating independence, companionship, and lifesaving abilities. The true measure of our success is the individual lives that are saved or changed for the better as a result of our work. READ MORE Our Guarantee If you are not 100% satisfied with your Diabetic Alert Service Dog at the time of delivery, you do not pay! We are so confident that you will be pleased with our training, and overall service throughout the entire process, that we guarantee our results. Our intensive training programs are among the best in our industry. We are 100% confident that our training and service will exceed your expectations. READ MORE Our Diabetic Alert Dogs are trained to alert diabetic handlers in advance of low (hypoglycemia) or high (hyperglycemia) blood sugar events before they become dangerous. A Diabetic Alert Dog's early detection allows the handler to take the proper steps to return their blood sugar to a normal healthy range. Diabetic Alert Dogs of America services individuals of all ages and families affected by Diabetes throughout the entire United States. We believe that every diabetic should have the added protection of a Diabetic Alert Dog regardless of their financial situation. We have a variety of programs available for all individuals regardless of age, geographical location, or financial means. ​

[jasonaaronpro]

Liz Boskovich and Medical Mutts: Transforming Lives with Service Dogs

Liz Boskovich from Medical Mutts shares how they transform shelter dogs into life-saving service animals. Discover their impactful work and upcoming charity event. #MedicalMutts #ServiceDogs #Charity

Join us for an inspiring segment featuring Liz Boskovich from Medical Mutts. Discover how they rescue shelter dogs and train them to become life-saving service animals. Liz shares the journey of transforming these dogs into medical alert companions for people with invisible disabilities such as epilepsy, diabetes, PTSD, and more. Learn about their upcoming “Dogs and Designers Purse Bingo” event…

[medicalmutts]

Certified Service Dog Training | Medical Mutts

A certified service dog from Medical Mutts can help you on your journey. Professional training for service dogs to improve support and independence. With the help of our authorized service dog programs, transform lives. Today, unleash the power of collaboration.

[willifolts]

Foxtrot alerted successfully for the first time today! Had a little party afterwards. He got Turkey, I got apple juice!

[dogtreatsmart]

DogNews@DogTreatSmart

Family says they paid $17K for service dog that doesn’t do what he’s supposed to do. READ MORE: bit.ly/3OffnUJ

[cheekios]

Please Bring Kaiser Home.

I have been having complications with managing my diabetes that have led me to be hospitalized twice. I live alone. Kaiser is a precious pup that specializes in detecting when blood sugar is too high or too low before it leads to complications. Something I have been struggling with. Kaiser would not only improve my quality of life but also be my companion and friend

I’m asking for community support get a Medical Alert Dog. It is a huge ask but any support is appreciated 💗

CA: $HushEmu

PP: emuslayter@gmail.com

[theramseyloft]

Is a street pigeon potentially as good as a domestic breed when it comes to being friendly?

Street pigeons are domestic birds. They're mixes of stray racers, rollers, and tumblers, mostly, with a few other breeds thrown in depending on what's bred and flown in that region.

But I do know what you mean, and yes.

The pigeon that inspired the therapy bird project was a feral found emaciated in a parking lot.

That's they day he came in from wildlife rehab with a mourning dove next to him.

He was 5 weeks old in that picture.

Those are fully unsheathed flight feathers.

It took him 6 months to grow in his full set of adult feathers.

And he, of his own volition, became my medical alert bird.

Initially, he alerted for anxiety attacks, which were debilitatingly severe at the time.

By which I mean that, under a certain degree of stress, I could not understand spoken words any more and may not realize I am being addressed.

Pigeons are hard wired to map patterns, and Ankhou could tell when I was about to shut down when I couldn't.

He would go get my husband if he was home (before he got a job where he could work from home) and lead him back to me.

And he eventually figured out how to use my hands and echolalia to bring me back out of it by himself.

He figured out that I was diabetic before I had any idea and it wasn't until I got my blood sugar back under control that I found out he had developed an alert for blood sugar spikes.

Ferals are hands down the most intelligent domestic pigeons because they have had to survive by it.

They are more willing to cooperate than breeds in human care because they depend on their flock mates to help them ensure one more day of life, be it by looking out for predators or remembering where to find good food and water.

Most of them, especially as adults, are extremely flighty and skittish, because they have learned to be and their lives have depended up to that point on paying attention to lessons learned.

And you can pretty much guarantee they come in sick and full of parasites.

But if you can either adopt one from a rescue after they're cleaned out and healthy or get one you save treated and have the patience to work with them, that keen intelligence makes it easier for them to work through a developed fear.

Just keep in mind that like a feral dog or cat born in an alley or under a shed, that feral pigeon probably has very good reasons for being skittish.

And just like a dog or cat born stray, a feral pigeon can come to trust and rely on you like family.

[dragoncat223]

I’ve been thinking about this for the past couple of days. A more mature Scooby-Doo series can be done, and it can be done well. I’ve seen a lot of proposals for an adult Scooby-Doo series, so here’s mine.

Fred doesn’t have family. His parents change from series to series. The only consistent thing about Fred’s family is that it is uncertain, so it starts like this: Something strange and unexplained happened to Fred’s parents when he was a child. He was five years old and ever since he’s been filled with only questions. So he grows up with a curiosity that can never be satisfied. He goes to college, and gets a degree in physics. All the moving parts of any kind of machine is have always fascinated him. As a little ten year old he’d stand for hours in Krispy Kreme watching the machine that makes the donuts. So he’s an inventor. His pride and joy is his old van he paid $100 for an fixed up himself.

The Blakes are old money. They haven’t known financial insecurity since the 1610s. So they’ve got houses, and planes, and helicopters, and cars. Old cars. But the head of the family, (picks name out of hat) Robert “Dick” Blake has no idea how to take care of them. He’s a business man. He finds Fred Jones, a genius mechanic, and hires him on the spot.

Now, Dick loves his daughters dearly. All six of them. He’s been grooming his oldest to take over the company when he retires. Unfortunately that means he gets to spend less and less time with his other daughters to the point where his youngest daughter, Daphne, only gets to see him on holidays and her birthday (he’s trying, he really is). But Daphne is fine with that. After being raised in the lap of luxury, silver spoon in her mouth, she has had access to almost every hobby imaginable. She got excellent grades at her fancy private schools, and in her free time she did Karate, Boxing, Kick boxing, Mixed Martial arts, gymnastics, Ballet, tap dancing, tennis, basketball, soccer, volley ball, skiing, knitting, crochet, baking, embroidery, sewing, synchronized swimming, you name it, she’s done it. She graduated college with a degree in marketing she didn’t really want, wondering what she was going to do with her life. So, she wonders into the garage one day and discovers Fred working on a car. So she asks him about it. She listens and she learns. Eventually, they stop talking about cars. Daphne asks about Fred’s inventions and Fred asks about Daphne’s hobbies. They are fast friends and once they get close enough, Fred tells Daphne about his parents. Daphne immediately pledges to help her friend (and now secret crush) figure out what happened to his parents.

Velma is Daphne’s genius best friend. They were roommates in college. The building Velma had all her lab classes in had Daphne’s last name on it. Velma worked hard to get her scholarship for her forensic chemistry degree, and she was not going to let some spoiled, rich, daddy’s girl, ruin it for her. But one night Velma was walking back to her dorm after dark. Everyone knows to be wary on a college campus after dark, but Velma had just studied her brain into mush. She got cornered by some drunk asshole. Velma in her fear and panic, froze. Her voice wouldn’t work, and she feared for her life, when suddenly, the guy gets punched in the face. By Daphne. The guy crumples to the ground, Daphne grabs Velma by the wrist, and they don’t stop running until they are safely back in their dorm. Velma never doubts her again.

Now, for all their skills and knowledge, none of the three of them, know how to cook. Which is where Shaggy and Scooby come in. I saw someone (on Twitter, I think) say that Shaggy could have diabetes (I don’t know anything about diabetes so I am really sorry about any inaccuracies) and Scooby is Shaggy’s low blood sugar alert dog. I really like the idea that Shaggy is a licensed dietitian, and the only one who knows how to cook. After every case, shaggy herds them all back home and makes a nice, home cooked meal for everyone. Lasagna, stir fry, curry, soup, idk food.

Shaggy is Fred’s roommate, after college. They have a deal, Shaggy cooks, Fred cleans.

In my mind, Scooby starts off as a normal dog. On the gang’s very first case together, they encounter the series’ over all villain, or maybe the first villain they face is an actual witch or something I don’t know, but this witch is caught and tries to put a curse on the gang, but it hits Scooby instead, and now he’s a talking dog. He’s still very much Shaggy’s alert dog, but I like to think he becomes concerned with everyone’s health at least a little bit. They do all that running around, and all these mysteries they solve are very high stress, so he likes to make sure they get plenty of rest.

I’m not really sure about their first case, but I think every episode would start with a grizzly murder. We are using the R rating for blood and guts and bones and death. Not sex or nudity. And Fred is the only one who gets to swear.

Now, Daphne is the one that talks to clients. If they’re particularly shaken up, Shaggy will make them a hot drink and maybe give them a blanket.

I call it Scooby Doo: Private Investigators

I have more thoughts about this, so if you want to know more please ask!!

[thranduilswifesblog]

Thranduil : okay, easy ways to kill someone (I cannot drown them)

Elrond : inject insulin under his tongue, that way the mark will never be found. Then drive the body two hours away from your house, that way you're outside the geographical profile, the dig a hole 12 feet deep and put the body in it, fill halfway the put a dead animal and cover it, that way if the police bring dogs the dogs will just alert to a dead animal. If the police so happen find the body, they will run a tox screen to see if there's any drugs involved, insulin wont show up on a normal tox screen, and if they specifically test for insulin, the will assume that it was undiagnosed diabetes

Thranduil : elrond... I mean for my sim

Elrond : oh- oops

Everyone on the room : *terrified*

[eastoncowan]

some things i know about max domi:

- nine times out of ten he’ll pass instead of shooting. i understand the sentiment but this deeply infuriates me. u can score a goal max. it’s allowed. (please score a goal)

- has a diabetes alert dog named orion whom he loves so very dearly (he was So Excited to get this dog, u have no idea)

- also has a bengal cat named leo (which he got when he was a hab, just before nick suzuki got one—they are both named leo)

- immediately after being diagnosed with celiac disease, decided to eat a whole box of timbits and was hospitalized (wildly on brand)

- during his dad’s games, he would spend his time in the halls of the ACC playing mini sticks with the other kids instead of watching the game

- would make a terrible goalie (source: ilya samsonov)

- frequently tries to downplay his diabetes so as not to worry people, but then his sugar will crash and he’ll lose consciousness (which definitely won’t worry people)

- once accidentally injected himself with a near lethal dose of insulin, and then had to eat absolutely all of the food he had on hand AND give himself a glucagon shot (for context, usually when someone is given a glucagon shot, they have already fallen unconscious from insulin shock)

[mr-divabetic]

We’re talking about ‘Diabetes, Sleep & Mental Health Issues’ on Diabetes Late Nite with musical inspiration from the iconic Phyllis Hyman.

Phyllis Hyman was a sensational singer-songwriter and actress. Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman sang with a life-affirming energy and emotional intensity found in few other female vocalists.

Unfortunately, Phyllis Hyman died by suicide, leaving a suicide note behind in 1995. Part of the note read, "I'm tired. I'm tired. Those of you that I love know who you are. May God bless you."  It has been reported that she suffered from bipolar disorder and depression and had a history of substance abuse, which involved alcohol and cocaine. Who knows what accomplishments she would have achieved if she had lived longer?

Podcast guests include Alyson Williams, Queen Diva, Patricia Farrell PhD, Kristina Wolfe, 'Tabouli: The Story of a Heart-Driven Diabetes Alert Dog' Author Matt Pelicano, Elizabeth Vaughan Gallagher, Stacie Shonkwiler, and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach with Patricia Addie-Gentle.

This podcast features music from ‘The Essential Phyllis Hyman' album courtesy of SONY Music.

[literally-justacat]

Okay but like, user with type one diabetes and their husband Simon when users blood sugar goes low in the middle of the night??

When users alarm goes off it’s just past 2 am, the two of them tangled in the sheets of their bed, Simon snoring and user peacefully asleep with their face in the pillow. Simons sleep didnt last forever, the loud beeping of users phone going off as the alert their blood sugar’s going low pops up on the home screen.

User doesnt wake up, cuz they never do. They sleep too deep, stuck in a dream about who knows what. They dont even wake up to the feeling of their body shaking and growing hot, their dream ‘s just too good, wakin up aint worth it.

So when Simon wakes up, reaching over user to grab their phone and seeing their blood sugar is far too low, almost in the 60’s, he lets out a groan of either exhaustion or frustration. This wasnt the first time user’s slept through their lows, and it pisses Simon off to think he could not be in bed with them one night and their blood sugar plummets too far, and they’re still asleep.

He tries not to make too much noise while he throws the covers off himself and climbs out the bed, trudging outside their room, greeted by the glistening stare of their dog on the sofa in the pitch black. It never fails to make him jump just a bit.

Every time that user goes low, he’ll grab them a few choices of snacks, like a granola bar, fruit snacks or juice pack, cuz they’re always so annoyed with having to wake up and their appetite is gone from being low that one option wouldnt do.

When he gets back to user he nudges their shoulder, which they dont wake up to, so he grumbled a raspy “love,” and nudges them again. And when they stir and groan, groggily sitting up with their back to the beds headboard, he cant keep his tired, frustrated expression from softening a little bit.

After user eats and Simon settles back into bed, even after user’s back to sleep within seconds, Simon stays up a little longer to make sure their blood sugar goes and stays up to a safer level before going back to sleep with user in his grip.

[fruitless-vain]

There’s a lot of sass for small service dogs but lemme just tell you if you don’t need mobility work tiny SDs have so many perks

People don’t notice them as much bc they’re small/ less obvious than a large lab wandering around

Most people just don’t like small dogs (vs everyone loves a golden retriever) so people don’t ask to pet as much

Dog closer to the ground is harder to do drive by pets on so less unsolicited touching

They have far more places they can tuck in to keep out of the way

Tails don’t bash in to products or knock things off shelves bc small + less force in the wag

Easy to scoop up + keep safe when an untrained pet comes launching at you

Fit nicer/ comfier on planes

Often mistaken for service dog puppies in training so people aren’t as judgy if they make a mistake

Can still perform a wide range of tasks (deep pressure therapy, medical alerts [heart rate, blood pressure, diabetic, seizure], behaviour interruptions [leg bouncing, skin picking, disassociation], retrievals, etc.)

Cheaper to feed, kennels are cheaper, harnesses are cheaper, vests are cheaper

Dog can fully sprawl out on the floor and still be taking up less space than a backpack. Pic for proof:

[fishsticksloser]

Hi! This is my first request, so sorry if I get something wrong, but I kinda wanted to ask if you could do a Diabetic reader? It can be platonic or romantic, your choice. Either way, thanks!

Diabetic!Reader

RotTMNT x gn!reader

Warnings: fluff, diabetes, short

A/N: you're totally okay! Sorry if I get stuff wrong, I was literally like 16 when I realized my grandparents were diabetic so... Requests reopen on the 20th!! But nothing will be worked on until March!!

Donnie

He acts normal

Everyone would suspect that he does absolutely nothing to help

Like you're on your own

The reality?

He's always checking your blood sugar

His battle shell is full of your favorite snacks and drinks

You joked one time that he was like a medical alert dog

He huffed at you, but didn't deny it

Leo

Are you kidding??

His belt has pouches

He's the medic of the group

Leo is carrying snacks and drinks in his pouches

Just like he carries Raph's EpiPen

He's always harping on you to check your blood sugar

He's also always searching up things to possibly make your life a little easier

Mikey

He's always making things

Sure he carries a few snacks for you when you're out and about

His room is stocked up too

But he likes cooking

So he'll make you healthy home cooked meals

That you actually like

He's not about to make you something you won't eat

So he does lots of research, looking at lots of recipes

Then making his own

Raph

He's a worrier

He'll check your blood sugar constantly

Always reminding you to check it

If he's not with you, he's texting to see if you've eaten

If you haven't? This man is going crazy

He carries a bag just to make sure you have snacks

He'll fuss at you

He just wants you to be safe and healthy

[justyourtypicalwriter]

I just saw the post SERVICE DOGS HCS PLEASEEE !!!

HERE WE GO GANG! These are the one's I have so far! Feel free to suggest recs for any characters or disabilities y'all wanna see! (feel free to rec it even if it's for a character on the list)

STAN:

Service Dog: Brown Newfoundland, Delta (F)

Psychiatric Alert & Response Dog

Disabilitie(s): Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Minor Psychosis 

The hair dye oh my god. He can rarely drag himself out of bed during depressive episodes but occasionally he’ll get a random burst of impulsivity and re-dye his hair. Most of the time he does the same shitty job at bleaching it blonde

“DARLING! GUESS WHO’S BACK FROM THE PSYCH WARD” vibes

Sharon and Randy officially divorced when he was fifteen. He got a little better now that there isn’t constant screaming or the threat of a drunk or high Randy doing something stupid

Don’t get me wrong, he’s still a total mess-

Patched his relationship with Shelly

Misdiagnosis club AND public breakdown club

God his entire aura just radiates LOSER energy but he’s somehow insanely popular

Not cousins with Craig & Red in this AU but their parents are insanely close so they hang out a lot

CRAIG:

Service Dog: Irish Setter, Saturn (M)

Medical Alert & Response Dog

Disabilitie(s): Epilepsy

Lowkey autistic but Saturn isn’t task trained for anything related to that

Goes non-verbal at times but it’s pretty spontaneous. Most people outside his group can’t tell if he’s actually non-verbal or just not talking to fuck with everyone

Peru drama was secretly worked out when they were twelve. Craig was hospitalized for a while when they were running tests to get a diagnosis, it was roughly a month long stay. He told Stan he’d call it even if Stan looked after Stripe until he was out. Tweek was away for the summer and he knew Stan wouldn’t let anything happen to her since he’s a massive animal lover

Gotta maintain the bitch personality 

TWEEK:

Service Dog: Doberman, Latte (M)

Psychiatric Alert & Response Dog

Disabilitie(s): Chronic Anxiety,

“Ah fuck, the magic school bus is waiting outside to take me back to rehab-”

I kid you not, he was absolutely terrified of Latte when he first got him

Which is funny because Latte is the sweetest goddamn thing, not at all like Fable whose a fucking demon shit

CPS was called on his parents right before senior year

Placed with the Broflovski’s so he and Kyle got closer

Public breakdown club

BUTTERS:

Service Dog: Boxer, Haven (F)

Psychiatric Alert & Response Dog

Disabilities: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression

Public breakdown club (IN DEVELOPMENT)

KYLE:

Service Dog: Black Giant Schnauzer, Noble (M)

Medical & Psychiatric Alert & Response Dog

Disabilities: Diabetes, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)[This one might be switched]

Tubie Kyle (I fucking LOVE this one)

For once I give Kyle an ED that doesn’t stem from body image issues

Humancentipad trauma bc I love being problematic about the episode

DESPISES his lows because it means he has to eat something

Also goes non-verbal but only during times of high stress

Noble is a program dog. Kyle got him when he was 14 and initially he was so against it. He wants to function independently but he really fucking can’t. As he grows older he learns to accept the help more

HATES mirrors. The Humancentipad incident left him with scars

Public breakdown club

KENNY:

Service Dog: Anatolian Shepherd Dog, Harbor (M)

Medical Response & Mobility Aid Dog

Disabilities: Muscular Dystrophy, Chronic Pain

Regularly hospitalized, fucking dies, and revives the next day

DUMPSTER DOG<3333

He trained Harbor mostly by himself (Wendy, Tolkien, and Kyle pitched in a bit and bought him books on training techniques)

MOM FRIEND! Bro I just love making Kenny one of the parental figures of the group. He’s just got a bag of shit he carries around for both himself and everyone else. Stan forgot to swap his bandages? Boom, Kenny’s got new ones. Kyle’s sugar is low? Boom, he’s got whatever little snack the boy is able to tolerate. Someone needs a distraction? Medical episode causes them to need a vomit bag? Boom, done. Mom friend Kenny

So fucking ADHD

JIMMY:

Service Dog: Grey Great Dane, Kitty (F)

Mobility Aid Dog (IN DEVELOPMENT)

TOLKIEN:

Service Dog: Papillon, Jax (M) (IN DEVELOPMENT)

WENDY:

Service Dog: Black German Shepherd, Nike (F)

Psychiatric Alert & Response

Disabilities: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (IN DEVELOPMENT)

CLYDE:

Service Dog: Husky, Fable (F) (IN DEVELOPMENT)

BEBE:

Service Dog: Golden Retriever, Bucky (M)

Medical Alert & Response Dog

Disabilities: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Misdiagnosis club

Went to multiple doctors from 13-15 who all told her it was all in her head

And she’s just sitting there like “bitch please, the only thing in my head is my girlfriend and how hot she is. Now tell me why I keep experiencing these symptoms-”

HEIDI:

Service Dog: Chocolate Labrador, Isa (F)

Psychiatric Alert & Response Dog

Disabilities: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Public breakdown club (IN DEVELOPMENT)