You are twisting the FDA letter all around.
The key point is the FDA declared Sucnon to be a drug.
Second point is that the Consumer Reports article was modified in post #4477 to mislead readers to believe that Roth received a warning letter about Sucanon. The key sentence redacted is the list of offending companies and products, of which Roth/Sucanon is not on the list. With this key sentence removed readers might logically conclude that Sucanon is an offending product (it is not). Readers might logically conclude that Roth received a warning letter (it did not).
Everyone should stop and ask how the modification occured. Are we all to believe it was a "fat finger" mistake? This is highly unlikely as the redacted sentence is in the middle of the article, so if the copy and paste function chopped off something it would logically be at the beginning or the end of the article, but it was in the middle. If we figure it was copied and pasted in 2 separate events doing 1/2 each time, it is conceivable that the redacted sentence could have been left out accidentally, but there is another problem. The colon (:) at the end of the first part of the article was magically changed to a period (.) indicating the end of a sentence where the colon means there is more to follow.
Could this have happened by accident?.....no way!
Here is the full Consumer Reports article. I have highlighted in bold red the omitted sentence.
Watch out for fake diabetes treatments
Published: July 31, 2013 08:00 AM
If you see products on store shelves that claim to treat, cure, or prevent diabetes and its complications, the Food and Drug Administration wants to you to beware: it warned 15 companies last week about the illegal marketing of certain diabetes products, including Glucocil, Glytain, ProBeta’s Gynmena Sylvestre, and Zostrix Joint and Arthritis Pain Relief Cream.
What can you do? Watch out for the following product types and their treatment claims:
• “Natural” supplements. We’ve warned consumers in the past about the dangers of supplements. Some drugs labeled as “natural” were found to contain pharmaceutical ingredients that may actually harm rather than help.
• Dietary supplements. These supplements claim to treat and even prevent diabetes. These products are not FDA approved and therefore cannot make such a claim.
• Online pharmacy drugs. Online suppliers are selling prescription drugs to people without a prescription. Unapproved versions of diabetes drugs are found on these pharmacy websites.
• Unapproved OTC medications. These drugs claim to relieve symptoms associated with diabetes, but are not approved by the FDA.
Besides potential harm from the various treatments, there is concern that using these products will prevent people from seeking medical treatment and FDA-approved drugs.
Here are three generic, low-cost options that our CR Best Buy Drug experts recommend you discuss with your doctor:
• Metformin and Metformin Sustained Release (alone or with glipizide or glimepiride)
• Glipizide and Glipizide Sustained release (alone or with metformin
• Glimepiride (alone or with metformin)
In addition to taking medicine, it’s important to closely monitor your blood sugar. In our tests of blood glucose meters, the Accu-Chek Aviva and the FreeStyle Freedom Lite were two that came out on top. Results from blood glucose meters can help patients make adjustments to diet, exercise, and treatment plans. Close monitoring can help to lower the risk of diabetes-related issues, such as kidney disease and seizures.
Although there are no reported injuries yet, according to the FDA, the agency urged people who have experienced any side effects to report them through an online form.
— Ciara Rafferty
