Guide Dogs in the UK was established in Wallasey, near Liverpool, in 1931. Since then, many thousands of blind people have benefited from having a guide dog. Recent research into the training of people who are visually impaired has shown that around 30% of people who train with a dog have some form of additional disability. For many, this can be a co-morbid condition like diabetes. Lee Stanway reports on progress towards the provision of multi-ability alert dogs to protect the health and wellbeing of people with diabetes.