FALSE: Glufarelin milk treats diabetes by completely controlling blood sugar levels

At a glance

• Claim: Glufarelin milk treats diabetes by completely controlling blood sugar levels.
• Rating: FALSE
• The facts: Glufarelin milk is not a registered product in the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA). There is no single cure for diabetes. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) says that diabetes can only be managed through a combination of a healthy diet and exercise. Aside from a healthy diet and active lifestyle, the US CDC recommends not skipping meals and choosing low-calorie and low-sugar foods to control blood sugar levels.
• Why we fact-checked this: The post containing the claim has over 81,600 views on Facebook, as of writing.

Complete details

A post on July 5, by the Facebook page “Glufarelin – Colostrum treating diabetes number 1 in the world” claims that Glufarelin milk treats diabetes by completely controlling blood sugar levels.

This is false.

Glufarelin milk is not registered with the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is not on its list of approved food and drug products. 

There is no single cure for diabetes. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), diabetes can only be managed through a combination of a healthy diet, an active lifestyle, insulin, injectable medications, or oral diabetes medicines.

To control blood sugar levels, the US CDC recommends a combination of a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. The agency also recommends not skipping meals and choosing low-calorie and low-sugar foods. – Lorenz Pasion/Rappler.com

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