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Asking MN to consider removing incorrect medical advice on medical threads…

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Larrythecatforpm · 30/06/2026 16:40

It’s happened again, a poster has posted about type one diabetes symptoms in their child and there has been a whole barrel of incorrect medical nonsense.

One of these days it’s going to result in someone listening to incorrect and stupid advice and result in a death.

I am calling on MumsnetHQ to start removing incorrect medical advice comments. It needs to be done, sooner rather than later please.

BeckyAMumsnet · 01/07/2026 10:18

Thanks for raising this @Larrythecatforpm . We do understand the concern, especially where children’s symptoms are involved.

We can’t, though, safely verify medical advice posted on the boards. MNHQ aren’t medical professionals, and if we started removing posts on the basis that advice was medically wrong, there’s a real risk that anything left standing would appear to have been checked or approved by us.

We might step in where something looks clearly risky but this is case-by-case and so please do report anything you think we should see.

We're always very clear that Mumsnet isn’t a substitute for medical advice and we think our users are able to exercise their own judgement here. If anyone is worried, they should contact 111, their GP, a pharmacist, or 999/A&E as appropriate.

Thanks
MNHQ

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