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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
When 9-year-old Kiernan Sullivan started school this month, he attends each class in the company of his new best friend ? a 2-year-old service dog named Kermit.
?It?s fun but hard,? Kiernan says of his new charge. ?You have to feed him, take him out to bathroom and take him out for walks.?
Kiernan has Type 1 diabetes, which usually affects children and young adults and accounts for about 5 percent of all diabetes cases. It occurs when the body does not produce insulin, a hormone needed to convert starches, sugars and other food into energy.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pets/index.ssf/2013/09/pet_talk_diabetic_alert_dogs_c.html
?It?s fun but hard,? Kiernan says of his new charge. ?You have to feed him, take him out to bathroom and take him out for walks.?
Kiernan has Type 1 diabetes, which usually affects children and young adults and accounts for about 5 percent of all diabetes cases. It occurs when the body does not produce insulin, a hormone needed to convert starches, sugars and other food into energy.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pets/index.ssf/2013/09/pet_talk_diabetic_alert_dogs_c.html