Guardian angel with whiskers: Diabetic hooman sleeps through a dangerous sugar drop, clever cat senses something is wrong and wakes him just in time

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Nov 13, 2026 10:15 AM EST

A guardian angel can look like anything. They could be wearing a cape, they could be your best friend, or they could be covered in fur. 

Cats may have the reputation that they're only looking out for theselves, that their fearless independence stops them from having a certain amount of empathy or compassion, but it just isn't true. Every cat owner knows the flip side to that intense independence and dismissal is just an equal amount of love and devotion that manifests itself differently than you'd expect. Dogs show their love with their countenance and their loyalty. But a cat shows his love and loyalty when you least expect it. 

The man in the story below was recently diagnosed with diabetes, so he's probably still adjusting to this big life change. He's sleeping when his sugar levels drop too low. He has no idea that he's in danger, but his loyal and trustworthy cat wakes him up just in time so that he can eat something and be back to normal levels. It's actually insane how significant animal instincts are, and they're something not to be looked past. My cat has also been there for me in every situation. They really know what's going on without training or without you telling them. Like the man in the story says, who could train a cat? But he didn't have to, the cat saved his life anyway. 

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    This morning my clever loki pokey fat belly woke me up by patting my face repeatedly at
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    2am. I am diabetic and on testing my blood sugars my levels were below what my meter could test.
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    Loki is normally the best at sleeping and never wakes me up (unlike his 2 brothers lol) so today
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    he is getting all the treats he wants as he saved me from being rather poorly!
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    Despite his natural look and certain mustache he is the sweetest boy. I'm recently
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    diagnosed and the cats have had no training (because who could train a cat anyway ) so it
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    makes it all the more special my sweet boy is looking out for me! Has anyone else got extra clever
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    cats that have done unexpected things? Update: Loki has celebrated by sleeping all day,
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    waking up briefly for extra treats and fuss! It looks like there are lots of clever cats out there and
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    they all deserve extra treats whether clever or not! My blood sugar is completely back to
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    normal and I'll be making sure I eat before bed tonight! Thank you for all the lovely comments
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    joey_violet I suffer from depre ion and anxiety. Yesterday I had a crisis, and my little Ozzy put
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    his paw near my eye and then on my forehead. It seemed like he was saying,
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    "I know you've been crying, now stop thinking." and then he lay down on the bed next to me, specifically next
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  • This cat is really incredible. They pretend to be so aloof until it matters. Being diagnosed with diabetes isn't an easy feat. It's a huge lifestyle change, and it's hard to adapt ourselves to habits as adults. Food is especially hard because it's so emotional for humans. Other animals can eat just to eat, but there's something about humans that makes eating, cooking, mealtime, and food all so emotionally charged. Memories come and go with the foods we eat. Take Ratatouille as a great example. One of my favorite movies and absolutely on point about how much food really means to us! 

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    to my face. During another crisis, I grabbed a bottle of alcol and started drinking, but Ozzy put his paw on my
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    hand to stop me. Cats may seem cold, or too independent for that, but they are more empathetic than you think. this is my Ozzy!
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    vesuvine wait wait i'm sorry his full government name is loki pokey fat belly???
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  • Cats have animal instincts they may hide from us. Do you ever wonder what else they know and they're just not telling us? Imagine if we had those kinds of instincts. It's strange how cats really have an understanding of things without words or lessons, they just read the room. They teach us so much without even trying. I know that my cat would do something like this too, he can really sense when something is off. He's especially sensitive to people coming into the home and has a great instinct. 

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    Tomsboll How common is loki for cat names around the world? I see many posts here about
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    cats named Loki. My cat is named Loke (swedish name for Loki) and i thought it felt pretty unique. Fun fact, the
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    foster family that he was born at originally named him Oden (Odin) and i gave him the name Loke before i even knew his original name.
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