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United Kingdom – Like most children, Rebecca Farrar adores her family’s dog – but the six-year-old diabetic has a particularly special reason.
Her young pet Shirley is one of the country’s only ‘hypo-alert’ hounds who SMELLS when Rebecca’s blood sugar reaches dangerously low levels.
The youngster says her life is ‘saved’ by the Labrador-golden retriever cross four times a week as she provides early of potential diabetic attacks.
The three-year-old dog can detect a change in scent when Rebecca’s blood sugar levels drop dangerously low or high and licks her owner’s hand to alert her.
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