Hustling Hope

Updated Aug. 30, 2023

https://www.medpagetoday.com/people/cc2652/cheryl-clark

Aug. 29, 2023 • Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control
— Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart
https://tinyurl.com/3pwmpcpx

July 21, 2023 • Insulin Infusion Clinics Claim to Treat Just About Anything
— But evidence is scant, and “treatment” resembles one done by company that went bust
https://tinyurl.com/2yz37ax5

Feb. 22, 2023 • Insulin Infusion Doctor Barred From Solo Practice
— Agency found gross negligence, incompetence, unprofessional conduct after lengthy investigation
https://bit.ly/3xHYNUq

June 4, 2021 • Trina Doctor Accused of Negligence in Treating Patients With Diabetes
— Licensing agency cites failure to review medical records and to refer for other care

https://bit.ly/3cglTHe

Nov. 19, 2020 • Controversial Diabetes Clinic Owner to Pay Doc $8M in Damages
— Decision in 9-year lawsuit paves way for injunction against diabetes clinics

https://bit.ly/3pl2bzj

March 2, 2020 • Trina Health: Wichita Clinic Settles Fraud Claims
— Legal troubles continue to dog purveyors of “artificial pancreas” treatment

https://bit.ly/3g4n91u

May 28, 2019 • Hustling Hope: Diabetes clinic founder headed to prison for attempted bribery
https://bit.ly/2YvAiKg

Jan. 7, 2019 • Trina Founder G. Ford Gilbert Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case
— Admits to one conspiracy count in deal with prosecutors
https://bit.ly/2SFKr0H

PBS NewsHour

June 19, 2018 • Hustling Hope: Questionable diabetes treatment that raised hopes now at the center of criminal charges

https://to.pbs.org/2t9BK3U

 

MedPage Today:

July 27, 2018 • New Indictment Calls Trina Clinics ‘Pyramid Scheme’
–Federal prosecutors in Alabama provide more details about alleged crimes
https://bit.ly/2mNONEH

May 27, 2018 • Advice to Trina’s Diabetes Patients: Don’t Tell Other Doctors
–San Diego operator now under investigation by his affiliated hospital
https://bit.ly/2Jgfi2a

May 3, 2018 • Former ACC Head Backed Trina’s Diabetes Therapy
Company persuaded Jack Lewin, MD, to speak on controversial treatment’s behalf
https://bit.ly/2w8K2Nj

April 27, 2018 • How Montana’s Trina Clinic Fell Apart
The tussle played a role in the co-owner’s death (Part 2)
https://bit.ly/2KndORJ

April 26, 2018 •
Trina Changed His Life, Then It Bankrupted Him
–Ron Briggs felt he’d experienced a medical miracle, and just wanted to share it (Part 1)
https://bit.ly/2HumZhm

April 11, 2018 • Once Booming Trina Health Begins to Unravel
–Reimbursement problems, angry investors, and political corruption charges – (Part 2)
https://bit.ly/2vm2XEd

April 10, 2018 • Miracle or Scam? The Strange Tale of Trina Health
–Part one of a two-part investigation – (Part 1)
https://bit.ly/2qoMY37

April 3, 2018 • Diabetes Clinic Founder Arrested on Bribery Charges
–Ford Gilbert of Trina Health accused of paying off an Alabama legislator
https://bit.ly/2HqxB3U

 

inewsource.org

May 25, 2018 • Hustling Hope: San Diego woman says controversial diabetes treatment endangered her health
https://bit.ly/2J3mr5V

May 3, 2018 • Hustling Hope: Big name in medicine touted Trina diabetes treatment before founder’s indictment
https://wp.me/p6tuYl-7xi

April 27, 2018 • KPBS Roundtable Slide to 17 minutes
Hustling Hope: Montana couple sinks life savings into ‘miracle’ diabetes treatment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osj-kBAW-kI

April 26, 2018 • Hustling Hope: Montana couple sinks life savings into ‘miracle’ diabetes treatment
https://bit.ly/2JFguZQ

April 11, 2018 • KPBS TV and radio • Slide to 18:37
Hustling Hope: San Diego doctor runs controversial diabetes clinic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZW4LzGa0e8

April 11, 2018 • inewsource •
Hustling Hope: San Diego doctor runs controversial diabetes clinic
https://bit.ly/2qEtAhQ

April 7, 2018 • inewsource •
Hustling Hope: Doctors debunk diabetes treatment as fraud charges hit clinic executive
https://bit.ly/2H9v4rx