[Diabetes-talk] a question for those living with cats

[Joy Stigile]

Hi,

I have lived with several cats over the years and none of them ever acted 
any different around me when I was having a low blood sugar.  All they 
wanted was some attention from me.

Warmly, Joy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Shelton via Diabetes-talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Jude DaShiell'" <jdashiel at shellworld.net>; "'Diabetes Talk for the 
Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] a question for those living with cats


> My wife, a diabetic, is very close to her cat, and that kitty has alerted
> her to low blood sugar many times. I think they can detect low bg by 
> smell,
> or perhaps by the way the human is acting or both. Of course, she's not
> perfect, but when the kitty is acting weird, it's not a bad idea to see
> where you are.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jude DaShiell via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 9:37 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] a question for those living with cats
>
> When you have a low blood sugar morning and are in the presence of your 
> cat,
> does your cat tend to meow at you more often?  After what happened to me
> this morning, I'm starting to wonder about that.  This particular cat is
> well fed and has her litter cleaned daily and has water and knows where 
> all
> of them are.  In fact, this morning when I put food in her dish she didn't
> come to the food and start eating right away either.  That usually happens
> other mornings.  This question might be worth a little in list research. 
> Do
> cats living with diabetics get more verbal during periods of time 
> diabetics
> are going through low blood sugar episodes?  This morning, I was at 70 and
> where I live a nurse does the testing each day and logs the results.
>
>
>
> jude <jdashiel at shellworld.net> Twitter: @jdashiel
>
>
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