A few days ago we talked about dogs trained to sniff out childhood diabetes and today we want to know a little more about a project related to this topic. Amicus Canis investigates what the dog detects by "smelling diabetes" and intends to educate him to do so.
The trained dog is expected to support people with type 1 diabetes and their closest environment, integrating the animal into family life. The objective is that the dog gives notice of the appearance of the crises to reduce the tension and anguish that is generated in the home before one of these episodes.
This is a CIBERDEM project (an initiative of the Carlos III Health Institute and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness) that is carried out with the collaboration of the Agust Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) -Hospital Clínic, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Argus Detection Dogs and the Association of Diabetics of Catalonia.
The video answers some questions such as whether dogs can actually detect hypoglycemia or if they can assist a person during one of these episodes.
Undoubtedly an exciting and promising topic from which we expect positive results, because the experience of some places seems to confirm that as companions of diabetic children, trained dogs are excellent.
In short, I invite you to know a little more about "Amicus Canis", a scientific project that aims to show if the dog can alert and prevent possible hypoglycemia in a safe way.
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