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WATCH: ‘Is this a dream?’: People with diabetes meet their alert dogs

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Type one diabetics can often not detect swings in their blood sugar levels. This is where diabetic alert dogs step in.

The dogs are trained to detect dangerous changes in a person's blood sugar - studies show that they are particular adept at detecting low blood sugar levels.

Watch as these diabetics meet their alert dogs.

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