A devoted dog saved a poorly boy's life after she sniffed out his dangerously low blood sugar levels before he fell into a diabetic coma. Thomas French, seven, was rushed to hospital after his two-year-old spaniel Poppy alerted his parents that he was heading into potentially deadly hypoglycaemic shock.
Thomas, who has Brittle type one diabetes, had just finished his dinner when the specially trained mutt "launched" herself onto his dad's shoulders. Although tests revealed Thomas had normal blood sugar levels, they then suddenly dropped by half without warning. Later, the glucose in his blood fell to a "catastrophic" level but luckily doctors were able to resuscitate him.
