Salty and Sweet

BBQs, music, family, friends and SUNSHINE!!! I love summer! Sunshine, walks in the park with Brodie, it feels like heaven!

A friend of mine has a service dog, Sunny. She is a lifesaver, quite literally. It got me thinking. I wondered if there was such a thing as a Diabetic Alert Dog. Sure would be a good idea for me. My biggest fear of my diabetes is that my glucose levels will drop to low and I will pass out. With no one at home but me, that is a very scary thought. Which is why I suffer from constantly high sugar levels. These dogs will alert a diabetic if their sugars become to high or to low. Then the person knows to check their blood glucose levels and act accordingly. How handy!

After a little Google-stalking I found that there IS!! Shoot, there even is a program where you could train your OWN dog. It requires a three week training stay in Missouri. I thought about it for a split second before I realized that my company only gives 88 hours of leave, and I use that up doing my yearly tune-up, doctor’s appointments, and such. Well, including the charge of $6,000 for the training… scratch that idea off the list. I’ll have to figure something else out.