The dog has been trained to sense instability in the boy’s blood sugars and will alert Brandy when their blood sugar drops below 90 or rises above 170. The dog does this by smelling odors that the body emits that people cannot smell, and the dog can often be more accurate than a glucometer.

The dog will be especially useful during the night, when the parents are unable to constantly monitor the boys.

"The dog is going to be their guardian to make sure that they wake up in the morning," said Brandy Hutcheson.

The Hutcheson family is the first family to receive a diabetic alert dog from Mady’s Way.

"What is so shocking about these dogs is how much it costs to train them," said cousin Tracy Prasco. Diabetic alert dog training often costs $25,000, which the organization Mady’s Way paid for in full. But because of the large cost, the organization is asking for the family to help raise $6,000 over 18 months to help pay for another family’s dog.

Donations are being accepted at Centier Bank in the bank fund named: Diabetic alert dog fund for Kole and Victor Hutcheson, or by visiting madysway.org/ and put "Hutcheson family" in the comment box.

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