I only know of two places that deal with diabetes alert dogs. The one I am mostly familiar with is Heaven Scent Paws (HSP).
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The thing you have to watch when dealing with them is what are their policies if the dog doesn't work out. Will they take the dog back? Or are you stuck with it? I have met someone that got a dog from HSP and the first one didn't work out. They freely exchanged the dog with him. However, he dealt with another organization before that and they would not exchange dogs. A special assistance dog can fail for any number of reasons.
Rightf now HSP is booked a year in advance. So getting one is not a simple process. It will also cost you $7500 for the dog which health insurance most likely will not pick up unless you have an insurance that approves anything. You will also have to stay at the dog training facility from 3-4 weeks to actually complete the training with the dog and the facility every day to make sure it works out. So you have to be able to take that time off work.
The website above has alot of information on it and is the #1 recommend diabetic alert dog program in the country.
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●Blue Ash, Ohio Police Dispatcher
●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart
Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone.
