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Publication Date: 1/6/2010

Our policy for adding links to other websites at the DiabetesMonitor

Websites that are diabetes-related, factual, and impartial, in the opinions of the Editors of the DiabetesMonitor, will be added at diabetes on the web or elsewhere as deemed appropriate.
Priority will be given to websites that display the HONcode logo.
Reciprocal Links: Most healthcare websites with a bona fide link to the DiabetesMonitor will, upon request, have a reciprocal link placed in the DiabetesMonitor, at friends.
Such links elsewhere should be clearly identifiable as a deliberate addition by the webmaster of that website (e.g., within a listing of diabetes sites) and should not be an automated or "accidental" link (e.g., mentioned in a posting by a third party at another website's bulletin board).
However, in the event that a website makes dubious medical claims, peer-reviewed scientific literature that is catalogued at PubMed (or appropriately controlled clinical trials) will be requested and reviewed prior to our decision about whether we will link to such a website. Any decision to not link to such a website shall be final.
The following types of websites are never appropriate for inclusion at friends:
- Websites that (in the opinion of the Editors) prominently offer legal advice, display listings of trial lawyers, or are sponsored by law firms and/or which appear to solicit plaintiffs for legal action,
- Websites that (in the opinion of the Editors) prominently advertise herbs or other non-FDA regulated concoctions that pretend to treat or cure diabetes or high blood sugar.
- Websites that (in the opinion of the Editors) consist entirely or largely of listings of other websites but do not disclose the author(s) of the website.
Non-healthcare websites will have reciprocal links added at the Editors' discretion.
Websites may qualify to have more than one link at the DiabetesMonitor (e.g., if they meet both criteria (1) and (2)).
Whether or not any organization has placed advertising with the DiabetesMonitor shall not influence the decision whether to place links at DiabetesMonitor except within clearly identified advertisements.