I am a mum to my five year old daughter, Claire, and nine year old son, Jason. Shortly after celebrating his fourth birthday, Jason was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Life as we knew it, changed irrevocably on that day. In the beginning, my focus was to manage his diabetes. Now that I'm more confident in his care, I consider how I can do it better. A year ago I came across an article on Diabetic Alert Dogs and how they are trained to detect high and low blood sugars. This article opened up the possibility of introducing another means by which to help me manage my son's illness. So, after what seemed like an eternity, and after much consideration, research and planning, we welcomed Bailey, a nine week old labradoodle puppy into our family shortly after Christmas 2012. This is our journey...