I recently received an e-mail, asking about a herbal preparation that the reader had found on the Internet. Paraphrased, it read:
"I recently read an ad for a new herbal treatment for type 2 diabetes called [name deleted]. Has anyone researched this or had any experience with it? It appears to be very promising, but of course it was an ad."
My reply was as follows:
"I have no experience with this product other than reviewing its website just now.
I might point out that the supposed clinical trial...
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