Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Brian Worthy was driving his pickup on busy Loop 820 when his chocolate Lab puppy, Ranger, started barking and panting uncontrollably. Worthy, a diabetic since childhood, felt fine, but Ranger's behavior prodded him to pull over.
He took out a meter to check his blood-sugar levels and was shocked to get a reading of 60, which is considered below normal. Blood-sugar levels that are too low or too high can have life-threatening consequences.
Ranger, a 7-month-old service dog in training, knew what Worthy did not yet suspect.
"If Ranger can save my life one time, then he's done his job," Worthy said.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/05/27/3990363/service-dog-helps-owner-keep-diabetes.html#tvg
He took out a meter to check his blood-sugar levels and was shocked to get a reading of 60, which is considered below normal. Blood-sugar levels that are too low or too high can have life-threatening consequences.
Ranger, a 7-month-old service dog in training, knew what Worthy did not yet suspect.
"If Ranger can save my life one time, then he's done his job," Worthy said.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/05/27/3990363/service-dog-helps-owner-keep-diabetes.html#tvg