The health benefits of having a pet is both physical and mental. Pets are known to improve their owner's overall quality of life.

The Health Benefits of Having a Pet

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Owning a Pet Monitors Blood Sugar Levels

Call it a gift or simply intuition, but pets actually change their behavior when their diabetic owner’s blood sugar level drops. Science tries to explain this transition as a reaction to the chemical changes in the owner’s body.

The American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Forecast magazine ran a story in 2008 about service dogs who accompany patients with unstable blood glucose levels. The story outlines how useful canine companions have been to diabetics in avoiding hypoglycemia.