Share the Spirit: Early Alert Canines brings ‘peace of mind’ to East Bay family

CONCORD — For the first time in her life, Amelia Esteves soon won’t have her parents’ alarm clocks to rely on.

The 17-year-old Northgate High School student, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in the fifth grade, has counted on her mom and dad “to make sure my blood sugar is good before I go to sleep.”

“I live with my parents and they have three alarms that they’re good about waking up to. And I’m not yet,” she said in a recent interview.

So the thought of living by herself...