Reliability of Trained Dogs to Alert to Hypoglycemia in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Background: We examined the reliability of trained dogs to alert to hypoglycemia in individuals with type 1 diabetes. Methods: Patients with type 1 diabetes who currently used diabetes alert dogs participated in this exploratory study. Subjects reported satisfaction, perceived dog glucose sensing ab...

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Published in:Journal of diabetes science and technology 2017-05, Vol.11 (3), p.506-512
Main Authors: Los, Evan A., Ramsey, Katrina L., Guttmann-Bauman, Ines, Ahmann, Andrew J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - methods
Child
Child, Preschool
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood
Dogs
False Positive Reactions
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemia - blood
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic
Original
Reproducibility of Results
Young Adult
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Summary:Background: We examined the reliability of trained dogs to alert to hypoglycemia in individuals with type 1 diabetes. Methods: Patients with type 1 diabetes who currently used diabetes alert dogs participated in this exploratory study. Subjects reported satisfaction, perceived dog glucose sensing ability and reasons for obtaining a trained dog. Reliability of dog alerts was assessed using capillary blood glucose (CBG) and blinded continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as comparators in 8 subjects (age 4-48). Hypoglycemia was defined as CBG or CGM
ISSN:1932-2968
1932-2968
1932-3107
DOI:10.1177/1932296816666537