"Mark Rinkel is one super kid. He has been selling fresh-squeezed lemonade to raise money for his younger brother Jason, aged 9 years, who has type 1 diabetes. Jason often has hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) overnight, and the Rinkel family is seeking a specially trained dog to detect and alert the family during times of Jason's hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.They pledged to raise $6,000 of the $16,000-$25,000 total cost for a service dog."

"Mark is one heckuva entrepreneur. By this past Sunday evening, he had raised nearly $4,000. It is not just lemonade sales, people are writing sizable checks as they sip on refreshing Jason-Ade. Mark's mom, Marisa Rinkel, shared that besides the work behind the lemonade stand, Mark has also created a "

"1. I think this is a wonderful family, and obviously a great human interest story. But from a diabetes standpoint is a dog really necessary? to me it seems like more of a hindrance or hassle. Us type 1s aren't in wheelchairs, we aren't deaf, most have our arms and legs. We live wonderfully normal lives with great control."

"This is a real and critical problem for those of us with T1DM and who are Insulin-Dependent. Even w/o HYPOGLYCEMIA UNAWARENESS, there is a tendency for most of us w/T1DM to develop Nocturnal Hypoglycemia (studied and researched) where the warning symptoms are not functioning adequately and can result in unconsciousness, coma and death of not treated in time."

"These are "Special-Trained Rescue Dogs" that are able to recognize "impending Hypoglycemia" and bring assistance."

"There are many stories of their heroism available that these Dogs have been involved with besides T1DM."

"3. I confess I have not
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