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A one-year-old pup is able to repeatedly detect dangerous blood sugar swings in his young owner - often before medical technology knows anything is wrong. ‌

Kennedy Berce, seven, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on September 11th, 2024. Her mother, Lindsey Berce, says her daughter was just 24 hours away from slipping into diabetic ketoacidosis when doctors finally discovered her blood sugar had skyrocketed to 611. ‌

Since that day, life for the Berce family has revolved around constant monitoring - insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors and middle-of-the-night checks. But the most powerful tool of all, the family says, isn't a device at all. ‌

It's Kona - Kennedy's diabetic alert dog . The Berces brought Kona home in May 2024, months before K

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