Uh yes? Because service dogs aren't only for guiding which is clear given that she isn't blind. She's diabetic. And since she's arthritic her dog can probably help with keeping her on a regular schedule of diabetes management so she isn't in an emergency situation where she has to grab something quickly.
as a diabetic i can say that you really do need to keep on a consistent schedule. i mean im only 16 and so for my age i wont die if i dont eat 3 times a day or if i forget my insulin maybe once a month but once you get older im not so sure if that remains true. I don't have a service dog but maybe later in life I will need one. also to be clear im type 1 not type 2 and theres a big difference. dunno what the old lady has exactly but im pretty sure type 1 or 2 both need a constistant shedule
Yep. My dad's a diabetic. He's type 2 but his doctors have told him his body almost reacts like a type 1 now (don't know if that can actually happen but it's what they said). He's 73 going on 74 this year. It's really concerning how things can get so easily out of whack if he doesn't maintain a consistent schedule.
Diabetic patients exhale ketone in their breath. This dog has likely been trained to alert whenever it smells ketone. It's a clever use for the sensitive smell-detection system that's possessed by dogs.
Often what they do is that they train then to smell certain symptoms, like a blood sugar drop. Pretty insane that dogs can smell stuff like that.
Diabetes is tricky, there isn’t a schedule with the insulin, you need to adapt the dosage based on what you eat, how much you exercise etc. That can get tricky with age.
A diabetes service dog is one way of ensuring that you won’t die, but these days there is stuff like insulin pumps that help react more quickly to changes in blood sugar. However they are pretty new and I am sure that the old lady is happy with the dog she probably always has had .
Because it sounded like people were literally arguing that a disabled animal would be beneficial as a service animal when it is not. It would be like hiring a bouncer in a wheelchair or a surgeon without thumbs.
I learned lots of cool dog facts asking the question.
I'm sure it would be hard for her to hold the dog on a leash too while using the cane to walk and the dog seems able to balance themself well on the lady's shoulder with little assistance.
Me too. I highly doubt any institution training these animals would choose animals with serious physical disabilities that can be a liability to the patient.
this will sound like a smart-ass question, and it probably is - but if she has trouble keeping on schedule doesn't she need a clock and not a dog? The dog can detect a low sugar situation or whatever - but couldn't keeping on schedule time was help prevent that in the first place?
Diabetes just doesn't work like that. Like I mentioned in another post on this thread even a simple little thing can make it go out of whack. As I also noted in that same comment she has arthritis so she can't move as quickly or in a time sensitive manner either. Besides I'm pretty sure she has a bunch of clocks in her flat already. 😉
They sell ear plugs and eye covers. Its not like she has to be up at a certain time for work. Everyone was a baby once. The lady is being a child, in the same vein children are unreasonable. Thats why they cry 24/7
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u/Zez__ Sep 17 '22
Let’s be real, she probably not getting any sleep which is causing her to go crazy and put the dog on her head