# @canineorg on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtLN_WlOIs
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68886609-canineorg-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5b71f11e05.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-06T16:46:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Canine Companions (@canineorg) — https://gondola.cc/canineorg

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🐕‍🦺 For people living with insulin-dependent diabetes, energy is spent on keeping themselves alive and healthy every moment of the day. 

Lauren Matthews’ blood sugar needs to stay in a specific range to avoid organ damage, coma or worse. There are tools to help, but technology has regularly been outperformed by a special tool — a dog’s nose. For Lauren, it’s Canine Companions Medical Alert Dog Popcorn.

By smelling her changing blood sugar from her sweat and breath, Popcorn lets Lauren know there’s a problem before she’s out of range — 20-30 minutes faster than any sensors and monitors can.

Over 2 million people in the U.S. live with Type 1 diabetes and could benefit from the life-saving skills of a #servicedog.

“Diabetes impacts everything,” Lauren shares. “It’s like walking a tightrope. If you give too much insulin, you’ll die within hours. Too little, and you’d die in a matter of months. Using the technology – like insulin, pumps and continuous blood glucose monitors – is living on life support.”

With Popcorn’s keen nose for keeping her blood sugar in range, Lauren and her husband, Nick, a Canine Companions client with Hearing Dog TJ, recently welcomed a baby boy and expecting their second child – significant achievements for a woman with Type 1 diabetes.

“My high-risk obstetrician couldn’t believe that my blood glucose level was basically normal for my whole pregnancy,” Lauren says. “Popcorn made it possible for us to have a family.” 💛💙 

➡️Link in bio to learn more about our medical alert dog program.
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