NORTH LIBERTY - Riding her plastic rocking horse on Friday next to her stuffed giraffe and clad in pink cowboy boots, Vivi Russo appeared to be your typical adorable toddler. And with a star chart ...

UPMC St. Margaret hospital nurse Randy Crim often is mistaken for a volunteer because of his 70-pound companion, a silver Labrador retriever named Linus. “When I walk into a patient’s room, they think ...

People with Type 1 diabetes manage their condition by constantly monitoring their blood sugar levels. Technology like continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and insulin pumps provides data and dosing, but ...

In October 2025, Aubrie Lewis arrived early to pick up her 5-year-old son, Wells, from preschool. Along for the ride was the family’s 2-year-old English cocker spaniel, Ducky, who also doubles as her ...

CONCORD — For the first time in her life, Amelia Esteves soon won’t have her parents’ alarm clocks to rely on. The 17-year-old Northgate High School student, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in ...

An Alabama dog is receiving praise and a new toy for a job well done. “Watch this incredible alert that I make as I tell my mom that my girl is in trouble and needs our help for low blood sugar,” the ...

Dealing with an illness as a child is tough. But sometimes options are available that can make dealing with that illness much easier. Cameron is an 8-year-old boy in Mount Pleasant who was diagnosed ...

When people’s blood sugar levels drop, the scent of their breath changes — a change detectable by dogs. However, a study presented at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting showed a mixed ...

It was Hall of Fame third baseman and WGN Radio broadcaster Ron Santo’s dream to one day help children suffering from diabetes. And that is exactly what the Ron and Vicki Santo Diabetic Alert Dog ...

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UK researchers have shown that in patients with type 1 diabetes who have well-trained medical alert "diabetes" dogs, the animals have greater sensitivity to changes in blood glucose than has been ...