lukkymik
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 79
- Location
- Reading Berkshire UK
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Insulin
- Dislikes
- The opposites of above!!!!
I have 2 dogs.. My black lab Roy certainly knows if my wife or I are unwell and becomes very attentive and cuddly which @ 90+lbs can be a bit "heavy". More importantly tho our rescue cat Leisha maybe saved my life not once but twice as I was upstairs tidying the back bedroom and next thing I know my disabled wife had come through with my diabetes bag as Leisha gad been running from me to herring to get Annie to come and help me. My Bloods Glucose level was 3.5 and I was potentially about to slip into a coma. Annie gave me some glucose and I slowly came round until I was "with it" again. About 6 months later she was jumping on my chest at 3am and my BG level was 3.8. Not sure what she senses but I'm sure glad she does!!! I'd hardly ever been below 5 before or since so I've had a real wake up call thanks to my little lady Leisha!!!
My friends have taken on a 3 year old Rotti rescue, he was playing a game with me the other day and suddenly turned round sat in front of me and began to nudge me insistently, Now I new I was heading low as my pump had alarmed 15 mins earlier. I never thought any more of it until Dino came and put his head on my lap two days later and just stared at me. Again I knew I was starting to get low and had been eating a couple of jelly beans to make sure I didn't hypo. (basal was in the process of being checked) I asked his owner if she had any treats for him as he such a good boy.
I've never known a dog that wasn't mine tell me to sort a low out, so very impressed.
Er no because the first time he told me I was low there were no jelly beans and secondly the beans are kept in a gluco tab tube.Thinking rationally.. The dog heard the rustle of the packet & saw you pop a jelly bean, & thought "got one for me?"
I know that it isn't that easily explained, as my sister's Miniature Schnauzer woke me up early one morning as I was into hypo territory. I posted about it a couple of pages back. You can sort of understand it when it's an animal you're close to and they must be very familiar with your smell, but when it happens with a dog you're less well known to, it makes you wonder what they pick up on - it must be scent related?Er no because the first time he told me I was low there were no jelly beans and secondly the beans are kept in a gluco tab tube.
Er no because the first time he told me I was low there were no jelly beans and secondly the beans are kept in a gluco tab tube.
And a cautionary tale about why it's a good idea to take care of diabetic feet!
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