A boy who was diagnosed with Type-1 Diabetes was saved. Thanks to his diabetic alert dog, Jedi, who monitors the boy's blood sugar level through smell.
Seven-year-old Luke Nuttall was diagnosed with Type-1 Diabetes when he was just two years old. Since then, his mother, Dorrie, has been his personal nurse, checking his blood sugar level daily up to ten times. To make it easier for her, the family brought in the diabetic alert dog, Jedi, the one who helps her in monitoring Luke's blood sugar and warning the family if Luke's sugar level rises or falling low.
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In a bid to expose to people the challenges diabetes could bring and how can a dog save a life, Dorrie detailed to Facebook how their diabetic alert dog, Jedi, save her son's life. She said one night, the whole family was sound asleep when Jedi suddenly jumped on and off the bed.
Dorrie said she gave a command to the dog to budge but the dog refused to do so. Hence, she got up from the bed and check on Luke, but the CMG indicated that Luke's sugar was 100, meaning it was steady.
However, their diabetic alert dog bowed for a couple of times, meaning he is alerting her that Luke's blood sugar is not normal. So, she pricked the child's finger and found out that his glucose level was at a low 57.
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Although 57 is not a concern, Dorrie was very thankful because the dog prevented it from falling further, which could possibly cause a real problem. "At 20, he'll just fall to the ground and cry," Mrs. Nuttall said to Inside Edition. "Or he'll say, 'I can't feel my body,' or 'I don't know what's happening."
