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Mark Rinkel first sold $17,000 in lemonade to purchase a diabetic alert service dog for his brother. After the company turned out to be a scam, Mark started Red Alert Dogs for Diabetics to establish industry wide standards and to help credible trainers and families. His charity has helped purchase puppies, pay vet bills, and training costs for 15 families around the country and in Canada. He has also partnered with researchers to study the dogs and to someday develop a breath test for blood sugar instead of a blood test. Before getting a service dog, one 7 year old girl spent 2 weeks in pediatric intensive care when her blood sugar dropped low. She wasn't expected to survive, but somehow she pulled out of the coma. The medical bills surpassed a quarter of a million dollars. In the 8 months since she has received the service dog Mark purchased for her she hasn't had a seizure or serious blood sugar drop. Dogs do save lives. Mark has also educated more than 1 million people from 40 different countries on the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes and the warning signs. If you don't know the warning signs, you should check out Mark's web site

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County: Arapahoe CO, USA 

School: Challenge School

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