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They can sniff out drugs, bombs and all sorts of trouble. So, can dogs sniff out disease?
Irish researchers hope to prove that a dog's keen sense of smell gives it the ability to watch over the blood sugar levels of diabetics.
What to look for: Should be able to feel the ribs but not see them and a slight tuck to the waist. If your pet is over weight it can reduce life span, impair heart, liver and breathing, disturb the digestive system, increase heat stress and increase diabetes risk.
Diabetes mellitus is a disease caused by a deficiency of insulin. Insulin is a hormone produce by a certain cell in the pancreas, and is necessary for the body tissues to use to absorb blood sugar. Imagine insulin as the key that unlocks the door to each cell that allows glucose to enter the cell.
As with people, the incidence of diabetes in cats and dogs is increasing. Not so much of a problem in decades past, diabetes now affects as many as one in 50 of the animals, some statistics show, especially pudgy pets.
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