<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Medical Detection Dogs is a charity that trains dogs to help people with life threatening health conditions, giving them greater independence and above all saving their lives on a daily basis.</p> <p> <p>The dogs are taught to identify the odour changes that are associated with certain medical events. For example for someone living with diabetes, hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) or the avoidance of it can be a daily problem. Symptoms can vary from confusion to seizures or comas and be life threatening. Once trained, Medical Alert Dogs recognise blood sugar levels outside the normal range and warn their owners or get help, before the symptoms are felt. They will bring their owner any necessary medical supplies such as glucose and blood testing kits. They can also be trained to push alarm buttons.</p> <p>Medical Detection dogs also provide alert dogs for those with other very dangerous health conditions including;</p> <ul> <li> <p>Addisonian crisis which causes severe pain, convulsions and unconsciousness.</p> </li> <li> <p>Pain seizures which lead to collapse and hospitalisation.</p> </li> <li> <p>Narcolepsy, a malfunction of the sleep/wake regulating system which causes sleep attacks and paralysis.</p> </li> </ul> <p>They continue to investigate other debilitating and potentially fatal conditions which our dogs may have the ability to help.</p> </p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>