"Until there's a cure… there's a dog. My parents are working with Warren Retrievers to help me get a Diabetic alert dog. While doing some research we found that a DAD will detect when my blood sugar is low or high, day or night. This is something I am rarely able to do for myself. I have had my blood glucose go as low as 40 without me realizing it. That can be very dangerous, resulting in seizures or worse. In addition to alerting me on my sugar levels the DAD will be trained to go get help from another person, get my supplies, bring me juice out of the fridge, and even call 911 with a special device if I am unresponsive. The DAD will work as a service dog for me for 10 years, which will get me all the way through my college years."
Lenwai, Noah Alexander. "I am Noah and I Need Diabetic Alert Dog." Dog for Noah.
David Allen, 21 Mar. 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.dogfornoah.com/>.
This quote is by my brother, Noah and it is basically saying that since diabetes does not have a cure yet he will get a service dog. Even though we are able to get a service dog, along with Endocrinologists, it is also not located in our area. In fact the service dogs are located in Virginia. Service dogs and Endocrinologists are similar; they both help the patient and become their friend in this journey.
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