Diabetes Canada stresses it doesn’t endorse medical products after ads suggest otherwise – CBC
Organization says it got more than 300 reports in 4 months about misleading ads on social media
May 30, 2025
Diabetes Canada says it’s received a surge in reports from people who’ve seen ads for or bought products that use the charity’s logos without authorization.
Since January, Diabetes Canada says it’s had more than 300 calls to its 1-800 line and emails from people reporting misleading advertisements for diabetes products that have the charity’s logo.
Diabetes Canada isn’t the only organization being affected. Products ranging from purported medications and supplements, to devices that claim to be blood glucose monitors are also carrying the logos of Obesity Canada and Health Canada.
Some of the groups say they want the ads taken down; social media companies are doing that, but new ads keep appearing.
A class of injectable medications known as GLP-1 agonists, sold in Canada under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, are approved to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, respectively. These drugs need to be administered by doctors and distributed by pharmacists. They are also not endorsed by Diabetes Canada, Obesity Canada or Health Canada.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/diabetes-canada-1.7548741
