Diabetes Dog
Diabetes Dog
A diabetes alert dog watches over a 5-year-old girl and lets her mother and teachers know when her blood sugar levels need to be checked. Sara Story reports.
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" The it's snack time it numerous school of highland Illinois. For most side year olds this student to treat but it's essential for Lily Simon she has -- things that normal children. They -- not life for this place full preschooler hasn't been easy. Her mom jeans you remembers that day her baby was diagnosed with diabetes -- it's scary thing in the entire world horrible. And now that you cannot fix. What is wrong with her blood sugar levels must be closely monetary and challenge for her and on the teachers. But this summer and Cindy Sheehan was an eighteen his family an extra set of eyes you know news is only here."
" He flat tire when he's at school and -- he watches her constantly. Looking at her partner fox. Charlie -- apparently --"
" In the classroom or on the playground Charlie is always keeping watch. The diabetic alert dog detects -- blood sugar levels through saint as they rise."
" Install -- found while Chris -- and Oxford Mississippi. And may have British lad and I realize that that is what I need that was the missing piece."
" Charlie alerts Lilly's mom or teachers when her rivals need checking. I think every one that he."
" Now it's like capping that extra person who's constantly her companion and that's beef up our mind. To focus more on what's going on over here and kind of takes the worry off a --"
" And even -- knows it Charlie is more in -- girl's best trained -- And hear a story NBC five highland village."
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