Now you can support a real snake-oil salesman.

[rubato]

Mike Huckabee!

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/16/us/po ... .html?_r=1

Huckabee Pursues Unconventional Ways to Fund a Campaign

By TRIP GABRIELMARCH 15, 2015

Mike Huckabee, who left his job at Fox News to think about a 2016 presidential campaign, in Des Moines in January. Credit Jabin Botsford/The New York Times

In a wood-paneled study lined with books and framed family photos, the prospective presidential candidate looks into the camera. “I’m Mike Huckabee,” he says with all the folksy charm that propelled a career as a preacher, politician and broadcaster.

But this is no campaign ad. It is an Internet infomercial for a dubious diabetes treatment, in which Mr. Huckabee, who is contemplating a run for the Republican nomination in 2016, tells viewers to ignore “Big Pharma” and instead points them to a “weird spice, kitchen-cabinet cure,” consisting of dietary supplements.

“Let me tell you, diabetes can be reversed,” Mr. Huckabee says. “I should know because I did it. Today you can, too.”

The American Diabetes Association and the Canadian Diabetes Association caution against treatments like the one peddled by the company Mr. Huckabee represents. ... "

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[MajGenl.Meade]

The Huckster! "Dietary supplements"? What a give-away! "I did it" - liar

[Joe Guy]

Mike Huckabee, who left his job at Fox News to think about a 2016 presidential campaign, in Des Moines in January.

What? He couldn't think about a campaign while working?

He's not a multi-tasking kinda guy. Probably not a good trait for a president.

[Lord Jim]

I don't doubt that he reversed his Type 2 diabetes...it's done all the time with weight loss and exercise (which he accomplished):

Can You Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?

Treatment for type 2 diabetes includes monitoring your blood sugar levels and using medications or insulin when needed. Doctors also recommend losing weight through diet and exercise. If you start eating healthier, get more exercise, and lose weight, you can reduce your symptoms. Research shows that these lifestyle changes, especially physical activity, can even reverse the course of the condition.

Studies that show the reversal of type 2 diabetes include participants who have lived with the condition for only a few years.

Weight loss is the primary factor in patients who have experienced a reversal of type 2 diabetes. Excess fat in the body effects the production of insulin and how it is used. Research has shown that bariatric surgery can reverse type 2 diabetes, but there are less drastic ways that you can lose weight and reduce your symptoms. A commitment to exercise and dietary changes may be all you need.

http://www.healthline.com/health/type-2 ... eversible4

I also know a couple of people personally who have done this.

The questionable part of his claim isn't that he reversed his diabetes...

It's whether or not this "diet supplement" pill actually contributed to the weight loss that resulted in his diabetes being reversed...

But I have to say that as phony claims made by politicians go, it doesn't come close to competing with, "If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep your healthcare plan. Period"....

Afterall, we don't know for sure that these pills have no affect...(even though it may be unlikely that they would)

On the other hand, we do know for sure the "you can keep your plan" claim was pure bullshit...