Diabetes Canada insisted that it does no longer fortify clinical merchandise after ads steered differently

Diabetes Canada insisted that it does no longer fortify clinical merchandise after ads steered differently

Diabetes Canada says it has received a boom in reports of people who have seen or bought advertisements for products that use people without charity without any authority.

Since January, Diabetic Canada It is said that it had more than 300 calls for 1-800 lines and emails and emails from people reporting misleading advertisements for diabetes products which have charity logo.

Diabetes Canada is not the only organization. For devices claiming to have blood glucose monitor, from alleged medicines and dosage to products are also carrying people of people. Obesity Canada And Health Canada. Some groups say that they want to take the advertisements down and social media companies are doing this, but new advertisements continue to appear.

A class of injected drugs known as GLP-1 agonist, the brand name in Canada is sold under ozmpic and vegovi, approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, respectively. These drugs should be administered by doctors and distributed by pharmacists. They also do not support diabetes Canada, obesity Canada or health Canada.

Cudging advertisements are for products that doctors say that are not effective, but these more recognizable drug names mimic. These include GLP -1 oral drops, Diabetes Canada President and CEO Laura Cyron.

“They are certainly not supported by us,” Cyron said on Thursday. “We do not support any medical health product.”

Doctors say that it is important for those who live with diabetes to get accurate blood sugar readings. This is why Syron recommends anyone to change his medicine, do a new treatment or receive a new monitoring equipment, which first talks to his health care provider.

The organization said that some advertisements incorrectly claim that the organization will also provide subsidy to patients.

Use of logo creates a feeling of faith

Thornhill, 81 -year -old Joel of Onts, has a type 2 diabetes and examines his blood sugar level at least once a week. Snightman said he saw a Facebook advertisement for a product, identified as a glucose monitor with a photo. He said that he trusted it because the advertisement showed the people of diabetes Canada.

“This gadget offered to do it without pasting a needle in its finger,” Snightman recalled. “I thought I would give it a shot.”

Diabetes Crossing an advertisement for blood glucose monitor advertising with people from Canada and Word Health Canada and replaced with false support.
Advertisement Snowitman looked for a product, which claims to have a non-invasive blood glucose meter, with diabetes Canada and health people from Canada. Diabetes Canada says it does not support any medical health product. CBC News has crossed the people and noted that the advertisement uses false support. (CBC)

The product turned out to be an oximeter, a device that is used to measure blood oxygen levels, not blood sugar.

Snightman contacted Diabetes Canada, saying he felt that he was sucked by seeing his logo on the advertisement.

He said that he was not able to find the name of the manufacturer or retailer beyond a series of cuisine. He emailed the delivery company and asked him if he knew his customer. There was no answer.

Similarly, Cyron said that diabetes Canada was difficult to contact anyone in the company.

CBC News was also unable to contact the company.

Concern about delayed treatment

Dr., a physician, scientist, scientific and professor at McGill University, Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta says that there are no drops or patch that will give a similar effect to GLP -1 drugs, which should be administered by doctors and distributed by pharmacists.

Dasgupta said,

His concern is that if a person with diabetes uses drops or patch, it can delay or prevent them from receiving proper medical care.

Talia Vibe, director of Marketing and Communications in Obesity Canada, says that the organization knows about a company, which is the name, logo of Canada, logo and its founder, Dr. Using an image of Arya Sharma, HHVB -1 is to promote a irregular supplement called GLP -1 Moringa slimming and health boost drops.

Advertisements for products that use logo from various health groups in Canada. People are crossed with a red X and have the facility of banner -reading banners.
Diabetes Canada says it has increased the reports of those who have seen advertisements for products that use its logo without authority. CBC News has crossed the people and said that advertisements use false support. (CBC)

Obesity Canada tried to find a supplementary manufacturer without success.

“We are working with our legal team to hop that they reach them and struggle and take these products down.”

Diabetes Canada says that it has reached various social media platforms, where advertisements using their logo have appeared to the health Canada on the issue.

“All medical devices authorized for use in Canada are listed in Medical equipment active license list database“Health Canadian spokesperson said. Snightman’s purchase product and seller Remifa or Briskix’s discovery did not give any results.

Syron gave another challenge that when one advertisement disappears, the other pops up quickly.

A Meta spokesperson, who owns Facebook and Instagram, said on Friday that he had removed the advertisement from his platforms and continued investigation.

Meta says that its policies stop that “we remove such content by promoting false or misleading health claims, people related to weight loss, and when we become aware of it.”

Meta also notes that the challenge spreads platforms, industries and communities, which is why it works with law enforcement, regulators and private industry to combat scams.

The spokesman said, “We continue to invest resources and improve our enforcement on such materials.”

Health Canada did not respond to CBC News about the use of its name on some advertisements.

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