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Anna's Blog By: FatCatAnna The Roller Coaster Ride of Diabetes! Whoo! Whoo! I am a Type 1 diabetic diagnosed back in the early 60's as a child. I am living in Montreal, Canada and enjoy scribbling about diabetes from time to time. I’ve had my ups / downs just like any person would experience with going through life - diabetic or not. My motto in life? Diabetes does not control me – I control it!! You can find more posts/discussions at my Facebook page called "The Roller Coaster Ride of Diabetes" and also on Twitter under the name of FatCatAnna. Feel free to follow me at both places or send me a private message!
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By: : Jun, 07, 2010 15:02 PM
I've heard about quite a few cases of both cats and dogs that notify their diabetic owners of changes in blood glucose. Animals have such sensitive nose they can smell a low by the adrenaline released to make bloodsugar go back up, or the increased sweating. It is something with the chemical balance anyways. There's even a dog in Sweden who's been on the news about this, a dog who started to notify his owner of lows and then got trained to go pick up bottles of juice when his owner got low, or refusing to go outside before an oncoming low had been treated.
My cousin has a dog who works in a similar way though my cousin is not diabetic but a chronic pain patient who may faint from pain. Her dog can mark that she should sit or lay down if he sense she may be passing out soon. He can also help her up if she falls or go get help if needed. And again, it's something chemical happening in her body before a possible pass out. But pay attention to your cats, do they seem restless or completely normal when you're having a low? Had to write this on here as Twitter doesn't allow long enough messages :D By: FatCatAnna: Jun, 07, 2010 14:23 PM
LOL AmariT - I have a feeling King Tu is one persistant dog. Just like one of my cats when they want food - she hops all over me like I'm a bouncing board - and being the slave I am to her - I get up. Actually, come to think of it, sometimes that has been a blessing, because as I get up, I realise maybe I should test my BG as I feel abit low, and I am. So maybe, she is part-sniffer ketone cat?
Also, remember, there are some people who are hypo unaware. Maybe you and I are one of the lucky ones that can tell when we are going low. Tho' lately, due to this MDI insulin regime I've been on since April (finish up in July at next A1C/endo appointment) - I seem to be experiencing daily lows. There's been a few times I have slept thru' them - and that's very rare for me. Never did that with the insulin pump, sleeping thru' them, but then, I rarely had low BG's. This is one of the reasons I went onto pump, was due to experiencing too many low blood sugars. Not condusive to being a member of the work force as you try to function in semi-comotose (aka like a drunk) state! By: AmariT: Jun, 07, 2010 10:27 AM
That's amazing! Of course, I probably would have just pushed him off and rolled over to go back to sleep.
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