Whats its like having a service dog

I have been experiencing bad hypoglycemia unawareness and have not been able to get my insurance to pay for CGMS but i am not giving up yet. I had done some research about service dogs for my condition. I have read that it help tremendously. I had a car accident i don't remember, 3 or 4 visits with the local EMS, wandered around my works parking garage for several hours before someone called me and they asked me to test my blood sugar and passed out at work. I have tried running my blood sugars higher at my doctors request which i could not do. I just tend to be in normal range and bottom out quickly. I test over 10 times a day and every time i drive now. I still don't catch all my low blood sugars. I wanted to hear about some of your experiences with your service dogs. I have apply to two places to see if can get a dog to help with my situation. Any advice would be appreciated. I feel like i have lost all my freedoms. I am afraid to drive, exercise, go out with friends and have my old active lifestyle.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on January 26, 2010 at 7:11am
When I read other people's stories about how they have been duped or taken advantage of it makes me even more thankful for our good fortune to have found Dogs4Diabetics! It was good to know when my daughter got her dog that because it had originally been raised by Guide Dogs for the Blind that there was a complete health and behavior history, no only on our dog, but for her lines for several generations.

By the way, if you live in the Western states and are interested in a diabetes alert dog, you should check into D4D....they have opened up their application process to the Westerns states. You can apply online at www.dogs4diabetics.com

Beth
Permalink Reply by Regina on December 26, 2011 at 8:06am

I'm in line for a dog from them now. I'm so excited. I'm a little anxious though because I love where I live and will pretty much have to announce to them that I'm getting a service dog and that they'll have to put up with that.

It's a few months out, at least. So I can get used to the fact that I'll have to do that when the time comes.

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