How we research and source every page
Every guide starts from primary sources, meaning clinical guidelines, government health agencies and specialty societies, rather than from other health websites. A clinical statement reaches a published page only if it can be traced to a named authority. The condition guides on this site currently cite:
- the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for U.S. prevalence and screening data;
- the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care in Diabetes;
- the National Institutes of Health, including NIDDK, NIAMS and NICHD, and MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine;
- the Endocrine Society, the American Thyroid Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists;
- the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation, for bone health and screening;
- the World Health Organization, where a condition is described globally.
Each condition guide ends with a list of its sources, and each entry links to the original page so you can read it yourself. Key statistics are shown with their source named and linked, taken from the version of that source that was current when the page was last reviewed. We do not repeat a figure we cannot trace to a primary source.
How accuracy is checked before publication
Writing a page and checking it are separate steps. Our standard is that no clinical page is published until a clinician at the practice has read it against its sources. Review is a checklist, not a signature. The reviewer confirms that:
- every clinical statement matches the source cited for it;
- diagnostic thresholds, ranges and figures match the current version of the guideline;
- plain-language wording has not changed what the evidence actually says;
- uncertainty is stated where the evidence is mixed or still developing;
- the page gives no individual dosing instructions and nothing that reads as advice for a particular reader.
Anything that fails a check is rewritten or removed. If a claim cannot be sourced, it does not appear.
Software tools, including AI writing tools, may be used to help draft or edit text. Anything they produce is treated as a draft: each clinical statement is checked by a person against its cited source before publication, and no tool is ever treated as a source.
Review dates and how often pages are re-checked
Guidance changes. The American Diabetes Association revises its Standards of Care every year, and specialty societies update their recommendations between editions. Each condition guide shows a last reviewed date at the end of the page, and policy pages such as this one show a last updated date.
Our standard is to re-check each guide at least once every 12 months, and sooner when we learn that a source it cites has changed. When a review changes the substance of a page, the page is updated and re-dated. The linked source is always the authority, not our summary of it. If a page looks out of date to you, check the source and tell us.
What we will never publish
- Cure claims, guaranteed outcomes or any promise about how a treatment will work for you.
- Unproven or unapproved treatments, or supplements presented as a substitute for medical care.
- Individual dose amounts, or instructions for starting, stopping or changing your own medication.
- Personalized recommendations, or anything that works as a diagnosis.
- Scare tactics, manufactured urgency or fear used to prompt a booking.
- Statistics without a traceable primary source, or numbers copied from other websites.
- Clinical claims produced by software, including AI tools, that no person has checked against the original source.
- Testimonials, case stories or before-and-after framing presented as evidence that a treatment works.
Corrections and reader feedback
If something here looks wrong, please tell us through the contact page. Include the page address, the statement you are questioning and, where you have one, the source you are working from. A correction request does not need any personal health details, so please leave them out.
We check the statement against its primary source. If we got it wrong, we correct the page and update its review date. If the guideline has changed, we update the page to the current version. If the page is accurate, we point you to the source the statement comes from so you can judge it for yourself.
Advertising, sponsorship and independence
This site carries no advertising, sponsored articles, affiliate links or paid placements. No device maker, laboratory, drug company or supplement brand pays to be mentioned here, and no mention is for sale. Where a medicine or device is discussed, it is discussed on the evidence and referred to by generic name, drug class or device type rather than promoted by brand.
We do not sell your personal information. Our privacy policy explains what is collected and who it is shared with.
Our commercial interest is stated plainly rather than hidden: TopInspired.com is the website of a specialist endocrinology and diabetes practice, and we hope some readers will choose to book a consultation. That is the only thing the content asks of you.
Why online health information cannot replace a consultation
Everything published here is written for a general reader. It cannot see your test results, your medical history, your other conditions, your medications or whether you are pregnant, and those details usually decide the answer. A web page cannot examine you, order a test or weigh two options against your circumstances.
Read these guides as preparation, not as a verdict. They are written so you arrive at an appointment knowing which questions to ask. Our medical disclaimer sets out the limits in full. If your symptoms are urgent, call 911 or your local emergency number. Do not use a website or contact form to report urgent symptoms.
Who publishes this content, and how to reach us
Content on this site is published by the practice, with writing and clinical review handled as separate steps under the standards on this page. About us explains how the practice works, and the condition guides show these standards in use, including the source list and review date at the end of each one.
Questions about a page, a source, a correction or this policy can be sent through our contact page. If you want the evidence behind a specific sentence, ask, and we will point you to the source it comes from.
Contact us about this policy
Questions about this page can be sent to care@topinspireds.com or raised by phone on+1 (555) 010-2040. You can also use our contact form.