Quack Cures for Diabetes

Got diabetes? No problem, now promise a vast array of web sites with bogus quick-acting cures. There are so many cure-all come-ons online that the FDA and FTC recently launched a campaign against these supplements, using a teaser site for the quack cure Glocubate.

Below are great tips from the FTC for spotting these scams before you get stung:

A promise that a product can cure diabetes is a tip-off to a rip-off.

There’s no pill, patch, tea, herb, or other “miracle” treatment that can make diabetes go away forever.

Ads that promise too much generally deliver nothing.

Don’t buy any product that claims it can do it all (stabilize your blood sugar, end your need for insulin, regenerate your pancreas, reduce your cholesterol, and cause easy weight loss).

A product that claims to be a “scientific breakthrough" may be a bust.

Genuine scientific discoveries make front-page news. If the first you hear about a new treatment is an ad on the Internet, be suspicious.

Ads that try hard to sound scientific are suspect.

Technical terms don't necessarily mean medical proof. And the presence of a doctor in an ad is no guarantee the product works.

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