Editorial Standards
The Diabec blog explains blood sugar, diabetes care and the research on common herbs in plain language. This page sets out who writes it, how each article is checked and what the blog does not do.
Who writes the blog
Articles are written by the Diabec content team and published under the byline Marie Allen. Marie Allen is a pen name for that team, not a single named expert. The people who write the blog are not doctors, dietitians or pharmacists, and the blog does not claim credentials it does not have. Diabec holds editorial responsibility for every article published under this byline.
Medical review
The blog does not currently have a medical reviewer. If a qualified reviewer joins, their name, their qualifications and the date of their review will appear on each article they check.
How we choose sources
We start from guidance published by health bodies such as the American Diabetes Association, NICE in England, the US National Institutes of Health, the CDC and the FDA. For research we link to the original paper, usually on PubMed or on the journal's own site. Statistics in an article carry a numbered reference that you can click and read yourself.
How each article is checked
- Each statistic is compared with the source it cites.
- Every link in the reference list is opened to confirm that it works and that it says what the article says it says.
- Each article goes through a compliance review before it is published. The review checks that the article describes Diabec only as a food supplement and makes no claim that it treats, prevents or cures any condition or changes any health measure.
- Each article shows the date it was first published. When it has been changed after its first week, it also shows the date of the last change.
Our commercial interest
Diabec sells a food supplement made with six Ayurvedic herbs. Some articles mention it and link to it. The studies we cite on individual herbs were not carried out on the Diabec product, and the articles say so where it matters. Diabec is a food supplement, not a medicine. A food supplement is not a substitute for a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle, and Diabec is not a substitute for anything your doctor prescribes.
What the blog is not
The blog is general education. It is not medical advice and it cannot take your own health history into account. Talk to your doctor or diabetes care team before you change your diet, exercise, medication or supplements.
Corrections and updates
If you find an error, a broken link or a claim that does not match its source, email contact@dia-bec.com. We look at every report and correct the article when we got it wrong.