Fake Diabetes Cures
A cure for type 2 diabetes is the Holy Grail for patients, healthcare resources and budgets, not to mention some pharmaceutical companies. However, at this stage a widespread and effective cure does not exist.
To the dismay of both the international diabetic community, and the concerns of many healthcare professionals, a number of (primarily Internet-based) sites have appeared selling diabetes cures.
These sites can often be recognised by their jargon and language used, and prey on understandably hopeful diabetics. Usually sold under a brand name, and touted as being ‘100 per cent effective in curing diabetes’, these cures are often not what they appear. Usually, the cures are sold as being a natural combination of a variety of herbs that can aid in lowering and controlling blood sugar levels without the need for diabetes medication or insulin.
The really insidious nature of such claims is that it can urge diabetics to jeapordise their health by going off their medication, normal diet, or exercise routine, and relying on unproven products. The Internet, for all of the good aspects and information it can offer, can also hide scams and phonies. Diabetes.co.uk received reports of some sites urging diabetics to ‘throw away your insulin.’
The American Food and Drug Administration have gone out of their way to clampdown on the fake cures, sending warning letters and considering enforcement. Many of the herbs and components of these cures are unregulated, and their efficiency for treating diabetes unproven. Diabetes UK have also weighed in on highlighting these dangerous scams.
Diabetes.co.uk has started a campaign within their forums to name and shame these companies, for the good of the diabetic community.
Fake Diabetes Cures in the Diabetes.co.uk News
- Watch our for diabetes scams on the Internet
- FDA clamping down on phony diabetes cures
- FDA highlights fake cures for diabetes
