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Permalink Reply by MissKitka on April 17, 2012 at 6:51pm

APhelps2,

Miss K is very lucky to have such good guardians. She knows this full well. I do not believe in the word pet but in the word guardian. Decided after having type 1 diabetes as well as bipolar when I was 8 years old that it was foolish to have kids so dedicated my life to caring for cats that has been very fulfilling for me over the years.
Don

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Permalink Reply by APhelps2 on April 17, 2012 at 6:55pm

Well that's a great goal! I'm a huge animal lover. I've thought pretty strongly about going into veterinary medicine, or something in that field. Cats are great. Cute, smart, easy, great buddies, the list continues! :)

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Permalink Reply by momwith3 on April 16, 2012 at 6:20pm

I just found out about these dogs and would love to get one for each of my kids. I wish you much luck with your dog. Where are you getting it from?

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Permalink Reply by APhelps2 on April 17, 2012 at 5:42pm

Yes, I think it is an amazing thing that every diabetic should have. Especially kids. Since I will begin driving in a couple of years, my mom is very excited about my dog being there to tell me when I'm low while on the road. He'll be a great gift. We are getting him from CARES Inc. They are based in Kansas and are a awesome, smaller organization. A bit less expensive because of that. We've had a great experience with them so far. Anyone who can do it definitely should, in my opinion. Here's their website if you're interested- http://caresks.com/ . Good luck!!

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Permalink Reply by mmom on April 16, 2012 at 6:45pm

I have no experience, but I think that it is AWESOME! :) Whenever my daughter has ketones or is having a bad diabetes day, our dog is stuck to her like glue. BUT, that being said, when she changes her pod or checks her sugar, the dog barks to go outside! LOL

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Permalink Reply by APhelps2 on April 17, 2012 at 5:44pm

Oh I so do feel bad for the ketones. I've had a few recent experiences with that lately, one of which involving a hospital trip. Otherwise I keep great control. But I can totally understand the not so fun part of that. Dogs are great for that! Little fluff buddies! :) That's awesome!

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Permalink Reply by Kelly on April 17, 2012 at 12:45pm

How wonderful!! I hope I can find someone in our area so we can get one for our daughter too!

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Permalink Reply by APhelps2 on April 17, 2012 at 5:45pm

Yes, everyone that can get one should! If you're interested, I'm getting mine from CARES Inc. Here's their website- http://caresks.com/ . You do have to travel to get the dog, but I think it is so worth it. In many ways. Good luck!!

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Permalink Reply by anagantios on April 17, 2012 at 4:30pm

Oh man super exciting! Where are you getting your dog from? I'm on a waitlist with a program in Kansas, but I just applied in December and it's about a 2 year wait...I live by myself and am hypo-unaware so I am just biting my nails with anticipation! Finally I'll be able to go to the mall or a convention without being so so worried about loosing consciousness in the middle of a big crowd. I have a big list of all the stuff I'm gonna do once I get my dog that I've been too worried about to do alone, haha!

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Permalink Reply by APhelps2 on April 17, 2012 at 5:50pm

Oh wow! Oh my gosh!! I believe we are getting our dogs from the same place! That's so cool! CARES? There's not much in Kansas, so I'd imagine it's the same place. How exciting! I can't imagine being hypo-unaware. I am coming up on my 10th anniversary of being diagnosed, and I can tell I'm not catching lows as quickly. I do feel your pain. The freedom will be unbelievable with your new dog! That's so exciting! I'm extremely lucky to have the control I have thus far. I feel so bad for people that are in situations were they have a major disadvantage with diabetes. Just not fair! I can imagine that you're super excited about the dog! Assuming it's from CARES, which breed did you pick? I chose a male lab. :) Wahoo!

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Permalink Reply by anagantios on April 17, 2012 at 6:38pm

It is CARES! That's so awesome :D Have you gone through the interview yet? I've been reading blogs posts and looking at pictures of other teams from there trying to gauge what the process and team training is going to be like. People seem to be really happy with their dogs from there. I'm super excited and also a little nervous! You'll have to fill me in on meeting your dog and your week of training!

I picked a male german shepherd with a golden retriever as my second choice. They told me they get germans sometimes but hadn't had one in the program for a while, so if I didn't want to wait even longer I should pick a second choice just in case. So it's going to be a bit of a surprise I think! I would be fine with either as long as his personality fits mine!

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Permalink Reply by APhelps2 on April 17, 2012 at 6:50pm

That's so cool! Well, I was also under the impression that there was an interview process, but a couple of weeks ago we got a call saying that we will be going through the classes Aug. 6-10. So it wasn't exactly an interview. I've been doing the same! I've looked at everything I can find of theirs. If you have a Facebook, there are two pages of Cares. The "Mid-South CARES Support Group" has the most pictures. So exciting! Oh German Shepherds are beautiful dogs. He is going to be an amazing gift. I'm sure you're as thrilled as I am!! I, as well, can't wait until going and seeing the whole procedure. I'm friends with one girl on Facebook who's my age. She got her dog a couple of years ago (The dog is a black lab named Denali) and they did some neat stuff while in Kansas. Went to a nursing home to visit the people there with the dogs, went to meet some of the inmates that trained a couple of the dogs, and took them all to the mall for an outing. So awesome! I'd love to continue talking to you, as we both go through the SO exciting journey! ;)

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